Political Implications of Economic Suicide

... production dropped by 5 percent on an annualized basis, the International Monetary Fund predicted a 5 percent drop in GDP for the year, while the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development put the number 7 percent ( 1 , 2 ). And in its forecast, the IMF operated from the assumption that Ukraine would maintain access to the Russian market. Rbc.ru It would seem that under such conditions, the government would seize the opportunity to improve or at least stabilize the economic situation. However, the Ukrainian government did exactly the ...