The Ukrainian Week

12 January	World	Dalia Marin: “I don't think we can see the recovery so soon in 2022, as the international organizations expect it” The Ukrainian Week met with Dalia Marin, Professor of International Economics at TUM School of Management, Technical University of Munich to discuss the pandemic impact on the economy, opportunities for Ukraine and challenges of influence of fourth technical revolution
8 April, 2020	Economics	Inflationary nosedive What kinds of problems does the low pace of consumer inflation suggest?
13 March, 2020	Economics	When the economy starts to ferment... What’s the expensive hryvnia doing to Ukraine’s macroeconomic situation?
10 March, 2020	Breaking news	Coronavirus outbreak Is bad news for Ukraine’s economy Ukraine has so far been spared from a major coronavirus outbreak. The country’s economy, however, is far less quarantined from the disease’s global impact
8 March, 2020	Economics	Old and new risks What are the threats facing Ukraine’s economy in 2020?
24 February, 2020	Economics	Hostages of politics What will the Ukrainian economy depend on in 2020?
17 January, 2020	Breaking news	Ukraine prime minister offers resignation after leaked recording Uncertainty surrounds PM after audio suggesting he criticised president’s understanding of economy
21 December, 2019	Economics	A reality check What is the state of Ukraine’s economy?
19 December, 2019	Economics	Guarantor, referee and coach Why is the role of the nation-state in the development of the economy only increasing nowadays?
9 November, 2019	Economics	The new multivectoral economy What export markets are different oblasts focused on and what might the impact be, both on the regions and on the country?
7 October, 2019	Economics	Clouds in a silver lining A cheap dollar bodes ill for Ukraine’s economy... remember 2008
29 May, 2019	Society	Sunny alternatives Electrical coops are the way to really get oligarchs out of the power sector
6 May, 2019	Economics	Persuasive economy vs uncertain policy What’s making the hryvnia stronger and what’s likely to happen further on
10 April, 2019	Breaking news	Ukrainian business begins to see benefits of EU association agreement The Ukrainian economy is successfully integrating with the European Union, just one of many positive aspects of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement, which came into effect in September 2017 and is now offering real result
4 March, 2019	Economics	The 3% Saga What is a realistic pace that Ukraine’s economy might grow?
1 March, 2019	Breaking news	Ukraine obtains second world bank-guaranteed loan of EUR 529 million Deutsche Bank provided Ukraine a loan of EUR 529 million, which is secured with a Policy-Based Guarantee (PBG) from the World Bank
24 January, 2019	Economics	Slaloming the risks On the prospeсts of Ukraine’s economy in 2019
28 December, 2018	Economics	Disorder on the tracks Why Ukrainian Railways is unable to drive Ukraine's development
30 August, 2018	Economics	The cost of a good wage A snapshot of the structure and dynamics of wages in Ukraine today
22 August, 2018	Economics	The five whales What are the economic heft and special features of Ukraine’s biggest cities?
11 July, 2018	Economics	A looming cash crunch? Why are Ukraine’s public finances starting to look shaky?
10 July, 2018	Economics	Not bad, but could be better Ukraine’s economy has nearly recovered to prewar levels, but for it to go into higher gear, there needs to be a serious a shift in policy priorities
26 April, 2018	Economics	7 steps to a new strategy for public banks Deputy Minister of Finance on the revised plans for a strategic restructuring of the state banking sector in 2018-2022
26 April, 2018	Economics	A means, not an end in itself Ukraine’s banking system needs to be put to work serving the national economic interest
26 April, 2018	Economics	Light at the end of the tunnel Where Ukraine’s banking system is moving
2 April, 2018		“Ukraine’s economy can’t grow as long as we don’t change the role of the enforcement agencies” Finance Minister about reforming the State Fiscal Service and other challenges facing Ukraine’s domestic economy
28 February, 2018		“We have to build capitalism where those who do a lot receive a lot” Deputy Chair of the National Bank of Ukraine Council and Honorary President of the Kyiv School of Economics on monetary policy, mid-term risks, fundamental problems in Ukraine’s economy, the role of confidence and the restoration of fairness in economic development
15 September, 2017	Economics	How commoditized is Ukraine’s economy, really? Assertions that Ukraine’s economy continues to evolve as a raw materials one as a result of reorienting itself on trade with the European Union do not reflect reality
31 March, 2017	Economics	Will and skill, not rocket science What’s missing for the management of state enterprises to be properly reformed?
31 March, 2017	Economics	The big manger Why public sector is the main source of corrupt wealth
5 December, 2016	Economics	Zoya Borysenko: "It is more important to create a competitive environment than to fight against monopolists" An author behind Ukraine’s anti-monopoly policies in the 1990s on how oligarchs have limited the Anti-Monopoly Committee’s impact, and changes that are taking place in this domain today
21 October, 2016		"If people pay taxes, the state will reduce rates where possible" The Minister of Finance on the new blueprint for tax reform, the campaign against shadow economy, corruption at the customs, State Fiscal Service reform, and the 2017 budget
21 October, 2016	Economics	Speculations on the state budget Some interesting details about the national budget for the upcoming year
16 September, 2016	Economics	Trotting towards a better life How the life of Ukrainians changed economically compared to 25 years ago
31 August, 2016	Economics	We can’t—or we won’t? Ukraine imports many simple consumer items that could be domestically manufactured at a time when a large swath of Ukrainians is either jobless or does not have a steady source of income
25 May, 2016	Economics	The harvest of hope After two very hard years, Ukrainians may be able to breathe more easily this coming summer
2 January, 2016	Economics	Out of the Frying Pan, Into a Fire? Ukraine’s economy won’t have an easy time of it in 2016, either, but the reasons will be fundamentally different
2 January, 2016	Economics	It Looks Like Up to Us 2016 should be the year Ukraine’s economic collapse ends, but real incomes and the sectors that work predominantly on the domestic market could continue contracting
7 December, 2015	Economics	“We wouldn’t mind change ourselves” How the micro-merchant crowd lives
25 August, 2015	Economics	Back on the Ground Agribusiness becomes the biggest component of Ukraine’s economy. What will it take for the growth to continue?
19 August, 2015	Economics	Slow Out of the Gate An overview of Ukraine’s new tax system
1 April, 2015	Economics	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
27 February, 2015	Economics	On the Track of the Fleeing Capital How many billions of dollars Ukraine lost in 2014
24 December, 2014	Economics	Fueling Energy Independence Russia’s energy war and devaluation of hryvnia will force Ukrainians to use gas and electricity differently
8 October, 2014	Economics	A Plea for Change Transition from oligarch economy to EU membership for Ukraine
20 August, 2014	Economics	An Economy under Fire How the war in Eastern Ukraine is affecting national economy