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ICU Research

is a small but highly professional team of experts who have deep insight in diverse fields of finance — from global markets to Ukrainian macroeconomics and from the local banking sector to sovereign debt market.

Weekly Reviews

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Inflation at 12.9% in January

Consumer inflation picked up further to 12.9% in January, up from 12.0% in December. It will keep ac...

17 February 2025
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NBU reserves down 1.8% in January

Gross international reserves of the NBU were down 1.8% in January to US$43.0bn on high NBU FX sale i...

10 February 2025
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Ukraine’s public debt up 14% in 2024

Ukraine’s public debt surged 14% in US$ terms to US$166bn in 2024, just above 90% of GDP. ...

3 February 2025
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Macroeconomics

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2025: Year of Challenges and Great Hopes

The year 2025 will be one of great expectations along with hope for a sustained ceasefire agreement...

13 December 2024
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Macro risks edge up on large fiscal needs

Macroeconomic risks have increased in the past months, but even so, they remain fully manageable. Th...

20 August 2024
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Macro Risks Remain Manageable

The resilience of Ukraine’s economy to unprecedented external shocks remains beyond any doubt. The e...

23 April 2024
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Bond Market Reviews

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MoF has debut swap auction

Yesterday, the MoF held its debut swap auction to exchange bonds due in a week for two-year paper. T...

20 February 2025
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Demand for UAH bonds at record-low

Yesterday, the MoF accepted all bids without changes in yields, borrowing the lowest amount of funds...

19 February 2025
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MoF suspends increase in bond yields

Yesterday, the MoF rejected nearly one-third of demand on military UAH bonds to keep yields steady a...

12 February 2025
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