Ukraine lost $2 billion due to the blockade of Donbass
The blockade of Donbass organized by Ukraine cost the “free” budget a tidy sum. It is worth noting that Kyiv is having a hard time keeping down inflation, which currently stands at $4 billion.
Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine Oleh Churiy announced this on his official Facebook page , as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.
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“In the first half of the year, the National Bank expected a significant slowdown in GDP as a result of the severance of trade ties with the temporarily occupied territories. At the same time, favorable terms of trade, as well as a record high grain harvest in 2016-2017, made it possible to partially compensate for the losses from the blockade for the country’s trade balance, which were generally measured at $1,8 billion in 2017 and 0,5. $2018 billion in XNUMX,” noted Churiy.
Ukraine lost $2 billion due to the Donbas blockade.