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There is something absurd in the investment world: ratings of leading EU countries (Italy, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Cyprus etc) deteriorate with only one country in Europe - Ukraine - whose international rating continues rising. Why? Has the country become more attractive to investors? Or reasons lie elsewhere? Let's have a look at the argument of international rating agency, Fitch Ratings, which upgraded its forecast for Ukraine from B- to B on 21 July 2011. What transformations are under way in this nation's economy and what is in for the country's investors? Read full report here.