Ukraine’s economic activity in the fourth quarter of last year was only down 1% yoy, far better than the forecast drop of 3%

Ukraine’s economic activity in the fourth quarter of last year was only down 1% yoy, far better than the forecast drop of 3%, Economy Minister Ihor Petrashko told reporters Tuesday at the Ukraine 30 Coronavirus: Challenges and Responses Forum in Kyiv. “Currently, the conditions for economic recovery, in principle, are quite favorable,” he said. “Our forecast for 2021 – an increase of 4.6% – we retain unchanged and [see as] quite likely.”