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Latest articles from Ukraine

Navigating the regulatory web of Russia sanctions
September 29, 2022The US, EU and UK have imposed an increasingly complex regime of sanctions on Russia as the war in Ukraine has evolved.

The Russia-Ukraine conflict’s effects on the global financial system
August 16, 2022The war has led to difficult circumstances for the global financial system, leaving central banks with a tough choice.

PrivatBank plots course through Ukrainian storms
August 7, 2020Sharon Easky, chairperson of PrivatBank’s supervisory board, on the legal challenges which followed the bank’s nationalisation and the ongoing struggle to bring reform to Ukraine.

Ukraine’s lenders experienced at handling crises
May 29, 2020Consolidation and nationalisation of banking sector should help withstand pandemic fallout.

Ukraine reform agenda takes hit but keeps momentum
May 29, 2020Economic fallout from pandemic has slowed reforms – but should not derail them.

Kazakhstan leads CIS ranking while Ukraine enjoys boom year
January 2, 2020The Banker’s Top 100 CIS Banks ranking shows the region's banks are performing steadily. Though Tier 1 capital growth slowed, return on both assets and capital are on an upward trend.

A job part finished: why Ukraine's banking sector needs faster reform
February 1, 2018Ukraine’s banking sector is often celebrated as the section of the country’s economy that has seen the most effective reforms. Yet the past 12 months have highlighted just how much work remains to be done. Stefanie Linhardt reports.

Ukraine’s obstacle-laden path to progress
May 2, 2017Ukraine greeted 2017 with cautious optimism, as its GDP ticked up and a banking sector shake-up proved successful. Now a blockade of the separatist east threatens to stall economic recovery, while political complications could slow the reforms crucial to attracting investment. Stefanie Linhardt reports.

Ukraine’s banking sector seeks a new normal
May 2, 2017Recent years have seen a shake-up of Ukraine’s banking sector that has halved the number of institutions in the country and culminated in the nationalisation of its largest lender, Privatbank. Yet challenges remain, with more casualties likely as small and Russian state-owned banks come under scrutiny. Stefanie Linhardt reports.