OGResearch Macro Portal Newsletter -- March 2020

 

April 1, 2020

March forecast highlights:

Ukraine

  • Commitment to reforms seems to be fading
  • Covid-19 shock has put pressure on the UAH and increased risk premium
  • NBU will likely have to reverse recent policy easing

Uzbekistan

  • Implementation of key reforms has been slow
  • Growth set to decline in 2020-21 due to Covid-19 and reforms
  • Credit growth and price deregulations will keep inflation elevated

Forecast schedule:

March full updates:

  • Ukraine
  • Uzbekistan

Coming in April:

  • Belarus - Apr 20
  • Georgia - Apr 20
  • Moldova - Apr 6