Ukraine: budget in deficit in January-July 2020

The deficit of Ukraine’s national budget in January-July was estimated at UAH 51.195 billion, or $1.9 billion, against UAH 2.857 billion ($104.3 million) in deficit reported last year, before the coronavirus-related crisis. The deficit of the country’s consolidated budget over the period under review was UAH 32.067 billion ($1.2 billion) against UAH 22.7 billion ($828.8…

Ukraine: strengthening corporate governance in state-owned banks NBU’s priority

Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Kyrylo Shevchenko and U.S. Charge d’Affaires a.i. in Ukraine Kristina Kvien discussed reforming corporate governance in state-owned banks, continuing cooperation with international partners, in particular the IMF, as well as strengthening cooperation between Ukraine and the U.S. Shevchenko noted that strengthening corporate governance and reducing the NPL…