The ambitious reform programme proposed by the president, Volodymyr Zelensky, was
knocked sideways by the pandemic, and the lockdown erased much of the economic
growth achieved since the shock of Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014. Cracks in Mr
Zelensky’s Servant of the People party, papered over during the pandemic, will reappear
as the emergency subsides. International creditors will be patient for now, but a return
to reforms will be required if Ukraine is to keep up with its bills, while simmering
conflict in the east will weigh on growth prospects.

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GDP growth: 6.9%