This has been a good week for Yulia Tymoshenko, Ukraine’s jailed opposition leader, and for the country’s chances for forging closer ties with the EU. But it was yet another bad one for investors and businesses on the ground, with Kyiv's cash-crunched central bank imposing fresh controls on foreign currency inflows.
But first the good news.
Tymoshenko is likely to be in relatively good spirits upon hearing Thursday’s news that her bitter rival, President Viktor Yanukovich, will sign yet-to-be adopted legislation letting her go to Germany for medical treatment. The news was confirmed on the president’s website.
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