With the coronavirus crisis escalating fast, Ukraine needs to implement drastic policies that will have an immediate effect on strengthening its already withered economy. Financial experts are starting to provide rough estimates of how much economic damage the pandemic is likely to cause in Ukraine. At present, the outlook ranges from “bad” to “disastrous”.
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Ilya Timtchenko: After coronavirus – how to get Ukraine working again
A man crosses empty Khreshchatyk street on March 25, 2020, as the Ukrainian capital remains half-empty due to the nationwide quarantine measures imposed on March 12 to prevent the spread of COVID-19.