Ukraine Annual Review 2013: the year the model ran out
Three consecutive years of falling reserves, a fixed exchange rate the external accounts did not support, an industrial base in structural decline, and a trade decision…
A continuous record of the Ukrainian market, quarter by quarter and year by year: output, currency, trade, sectors and what each period settled.
Three consecutive years of falling reserves, a fixed exchange rate the external accounts did not support, an industrial base in structural decline, and a trade decision…
The signature was suspended in November, protests began the same week, and a bilateral financing package was agreed in December. The quarter ended with the country's…
A record grain harvest, a contracting industrial base, and a decision approaching in November on which trade regime the country would adopt. Business planning stopped until…
A very large harvest in prospect and an industrial sector still contracting. The gap between Ukraine's two economies widened further, and the currency position deteriorated in…
Industry contracting, reserves falling for a third consecutive year, and an exchange rate held by rationing rather than by the balance of payments. The position was…
Growth near zero, reserves falling, a fixed exchange rate defended by rationing — and a small first delivery of gas from the European direction that changed…
A year of near-zero growth ended with the first physical reverse-flow gas deliveries from Europe — small in volume and large in what it proved possible.
Output contracting, the construction programme finished, an election in October and a currency defence consuming reserves that were no longer being replaced.
The football tournament in June delivered new airports, stadiums and roads, and a rare demonstration of what Ukraine can build when a deadline is externally imposed…
Growth stalled as external metal demand weakened, while the exchange rate remained fixed and reserves continued to fall. The quarter is where the 2010–2011 recovery visibly…
Two years of growth ended without restoring investment, repairing credit or building domestic demand. The year's most consequential event was a court case that delayed the…
The year closed with growth intact, external accounts deteriorating, reserves falling and the association agreement initialled but unsigned. Three of those four continued into the following…
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