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Country report
Apr 2020
Ukraine energy profile
…UAH–USD exchange rate, access to export markets, closure of Russia’s market, external construction activity in Asia and the Middle East, agriculture, and energy supply and price trends have a substantial impact on its domestic economy.Despite strong growth up to 2007, Ukraine underwent two severe economic crises between 2008 and 2017. Because of its exposure to foreign markets, Ukraine has been severely affected by the global economic and financial crises that began in autumn 2008: its economy fell into deep recession in 2009, with real GDP down 14.8% and industrial output plummeting almost 22%. The International Monetary…