Ukraine: economy to fall by 6-7% in 2020

Ukraine’s economy could contract by 6-7% in 2020, Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Dmytro Sologub has said. “Based on the data on the decline in the first quarter, industrial production and transport in April, I think the decline may be more severe than expected. Accordingly, if we transfer the dynamics to…

Ukraine: main issues of bus transport relaunch named

Ukrainian bus carriers are hesitant to resume operations over the government-imposed restrictions on the number of passengers per vehicle, that’s according to ex-MP, transport expert Oleksandr Kava. “The market of bus transportation is that of privately-owned carriers unlike in European countries, where there are municipal monopolies in city and suburban transport,” the expert said. “Accordingly,…