- The Cabinet reorganisation by Prime Minister Viktor Yuschenko remains the issue of political debate among top state officials.
- The power systems of Ukraine and Russia may be unified, if the Cabinet approves a recently signed memorandum. This would improve the stability of Ukrainian energy system but might lead to a greater dependence on Russian power supply.
- In February industrial output growth slowed to 12.6% yoy due to a higher February 2000 base, resulting in lower GDP growth. However, good performance by the major industries is expected to continue in the first quarter.
- The February 2001 CPI growth rate declined to 0.6% mom from 1.5% mom in January. This is the first sign that inflation is being kept under control.
- Both the Ministry of Finance and the NBU are trying to revive the domestic debt market by offering their own instruments. So far, the private sector has expressed little interest.