Ukraine : Selected Issues.

This Selected Issues paper analyzes the Ukrainian business cycle. It focuses on the price of steel-Ukraine's major export-and its relation to the economic performance. It establishes a forecasting model for steel prices, which points to downside risks to steel prices. It discusses the effects o...

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Corporate Author: International Monetary Fund
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008.
Series:IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2008/228
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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Summary:This Selected Issues paper analyzes the Ukrainian business cycle. It focuses on the price of steel-Ukraine's major export-and its relation to the economic performance. It establishes a forecasting model for steel prices, which points to downside risks to steel prices. It discusses the effects of steel price fluctuations on economic activity and how policies might then mitigate them. The paper also develops core inflation indicators for Ukraine to better distinguish underlying from temporary influences on inflation.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (61 pages)
Format:Mode of access: Internet
ISSN:1934-7685
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