Ukraine is a nation in transition. In 2004, it endured a revolution. A decade later, Vladimir Putin seized Crimea. Even now, it continues to fight to preserve its territorial integrity and keep eastern Ukraine from falling into Russian hands. Buffeted by these conflicts, Ukraine’s banking system was rocked by crisis.
From the looks of things, Ukraine appears to have turned the page. In large measure, credit for this reversal goes Valeriya Gontareva, who until recently served as the governor of Ukraine’s central bank, the National Bank of Ukraine. Earlier this month in her final report to Ukraine’s parliament, Gontareva wrote, “I believe that my mission is fully implemented,” and few disagreed.
