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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.

Bond Market Reviews

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Low interest in ordinary bonds

The Ministry of Finance raised UAH11.3bn yesterday, mainly from reserve and euro-denominated bonds....

10 September 2025
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Focus remains on FX-denominated bonds

The Ministry of Finance planned four placements of USD-denominated bills after taking a small break...

20 August 2025
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Investors focus on FX bonds and longer maturities

Yesterday, the MoF borrowed over UAH18bn, mostly from USD-denominated paper and a four-year note.The...

6 August 2025
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Weekly Reviews

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NBU keeps the key rate at 15.5%

As expected, the regulator decided not to change the policy rate. ...

15 September 2025
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NBU reserves get boost in August

The gross international reserves of the NBU surged 7.0% in August and 5.1% in 8m25 to US$46.0bn. ...

8 September 2025
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Investors' focus back on longer bonds

After a break, investors' focus has shifted to longer UAH bonds in the primary market. The longest o...

3 September 2025
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Macroeconomics

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A Race to Secure More Budget Funding for 2026

Economic growth to remain slow as the economy will struggle to increase the stock of available resou...

16 July 2025
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Larger Financial Aid Buys More Time for Economy to Adjust

Ukraine’s economy has been in a sluggish recovery mode since 3Q24, and chances for a significant nea...

17 April 2025
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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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