UKRAINE’ DEBT AND COUNTRY IMMINENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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Abstract
Ukraine extraordinary tasks are: insuring country economic growth, stimulating the economy & fostering growth with respect to following inevitable challenges such as: damages of physical infrastructure like roads, bridges, buildings, and factories, disrupted production, transportation, and basic services; human capital loss – decrease of workforce and innovation potential; financial draining - reconstruction requires significant funding; social and political instability - aggravated social tensions and political instability; obstructed longterm planning and investing. At the same time country ought to search for prospects such as: after war resilient demand for goods/services, stimulating production and job creation; using latest advances in construction, technology, and infrastructure development; rebuilding ties with international community for financial and technical assistance; insure market growth that attracts foreign and local investments including debt financing.
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Group of Creditors of Ukraine (GCU), Global law firm White & Case, Extended Fund Facility (EFF), Debt financing, GDP (Gross Domestic Product), Gross External Debt (GED), Foreign Exchange Reserves (GER), GDP per capita, Debt Per Capita, Ukraine GDP per capita PPP (Purchasing Power Parity), Ukrainian human capital, National Academy of Science, WB (World Bank), IMF (International Monetary Fund), Fitch Rating Agency, S&P Rating Agency BlackRock, JPMorgan, Ukravtodor
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