Ukraine: financial system under control

The Ukrainian economy is stabilizing, and the country’s financial system is under control, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. He stated this at the opening of the seventh session of the Verkhovna Rada on February 1. “Our economy is stabilizing. Everything is under control in the financial system. Revenues to the budget in January were over-fulfilled…

Ukraine: resources enough for macroeconomic stability

Ukraine currently has enough resources to ensure its macroeconomic and macro-financial stability. “Macroeconomic stability is the foundation for economic growth. At present, we have enough resources to ensure macroeconomic and macro-financial stability. There is over UAH 27 billion on the Treasury Single Account, more than UAH 30 billion on foreign currency accounts. The NBU reserves…

Ukraine: inflation reaches 10% in 2021

Consumer inflation in Ukraine in 2021 reached 10%, the press service of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) reported. “In 2021, consumer inflation was 10%. The target of 5% + 1% was exceeded more significantly than expected a year ago. To a large extent, inflationary trends in Ukraine reflected global processes,” the report says. The…

Ukraine: wheat export up in H2 2021

In July-December 2021-2022 MY, Ukraine exported record 15.9 million tons of wheat, up by 27% YoY. Traditionally, North Africa (24%), Middle East (24%) and Southeastern Asia (23%) were the leading importers of Ukrainian wheat. Particularly, the shipments to Southeastern Asia remained virtually unchanged at 3.7 million tons, supplies to North Africa increased by 20%, to…