Going on Life Support

The direction taken by Crimea's economy destroys its self-sufficiency and makes reintegration into Ukraine exceedingly difficult

Healthcare and Education Below Poverty Line

Ukraine will face a complete degradation of public services unless painful but necessary changes take place

Express Shock Therapy, Hybrid Economic Results

Positive and negative results of austerity and painful economic reforms

A Sea Change on the Gas Market

A number of challenges and opportunities are coming Ukraine’s way as the European gas market undergoes a major restructurin

Shaking the Foundations

Cutting access to their financial resources is the most effective way to leave the representatives of the old regime with no chance for comeback

Pressure, Procrastination and Neighbors' Best Practices

Economic reforms are slowly gaining momentum in Ukraine, but the results are not yet in sight

Free Energy and Its Enemies

What reforms are going on in Ukraine’s energy sector and what is their outlook?

Let Bygones be Bygones

Attempts to keep the Russian market by making concessions in implementing the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement may prevent the Ukrainian economy from turning to new markets

Oiling Your Sled in Summertime

How Ukraine can survive the next heating season without Russian gas and coal

On the Track of the Fleeing Capital

How many billions of dollars Ukraine lost in 2014

On the Road to Total Divorce

If current trends in bilateral trade are maintained, by 2016 Ukraine will be ready to survive even a full-scale Russian trade blockade

Budget Code Amendments: In-Depth Reform or a Mere Facelift?

The benefits and concerns of the budget reform

The Shattered Showcase of the Russian World

Crimea’s real economy will shrink further if the Russian occupation continues. Those employed in it will lose income and jobs

Fueling Energy Independence

Russia’s energy war and devaluation of hryvnia will force Ukrainians to use gas and electricity differently

A Plea for Change

Transition from oligarch economy to EU membership for Ukraine

Golden Protection

For the key EU and NATO members to become truly interested in Ukraine, it must act to greatly increase their economic presence inside the country

Seeking Their Place in the Sun

Ukraine has strongly diversified its exports in terms of goods and destinations over the years of independence. But local companies must do more to promote their products in new promising markets

Alan Riley: Ukraine has enough potential to turn itself into the center of gas trading for Central Eastern Europe and Baltic States

The Ukrainian Week speaks to Alan Riley, Professor of Law at the City Law School, City University of London, about Ukraine’s energy potential, its weak spots and the prospects of the South Stream

An Economy under Fire

How the war in Eastern Ukraine is affecting national economy

Gas or No Gas?

Complicated negotiations may result in complete Russian gas cut-off for Ukraine, but they show how vulnerable the Kremlin actually is

Breaking Away From Eurasia

Previous trade rows with Russia have pushed Ukraine to reorient its key exports to the EU and other markets. This should save it from the disastrous effect of a looming trade war from Russia

Feigned Triumph or Concealed Capitulation

Russian leaders are certain their country will easily weather Western sanctions. Business disagrees

Money of the Donbas

The unrest in Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts has deep underlying causes. Unless removed, they make a prospering Donbas as part of Ukraine a mission impossible

Resuscitating Ukraine’s Moribund Economy

Ukraine is currently the bottom of an economic cycle, but some indicators suggest the first signs of growth. The government’s ambitious reform plan gives hope that the country will bounce back

The Revolution in Banking

With the new administration of Ukraine’s National Bank in place, Ukrainian banks appear to be waking up from lethargic sleep. Countless financial repressions imposed by the Viktor Yanukovych regime are gone, and the banking system is free to develop and grow

Tycoon Wars: Elusive Hope

Economic changes should be deep. Otherwise there will be no change