People maintain a safe distance from one another as they wait in line to enter an IKEA store in the Israeli coastal town of Netanya on April 22, 2020 after authorities eased some of the quarantine measures that were in place during the COVID-19 pandemic. Swedish furniture giant IKEA plans to launch online sales in Ukraine in the next few days. Its Ukrainian website (ikea.ua) is already working.
Ukraine’s international reserves increased by $800 million in April. This is a 3.1% climb, according to the National Bank of Ukraine. In total, Ukraine now has $25.7 billion in foreign currency, gold and other assets, which is enough to cover more than four months of future imports.
Inflation in Ukraine slows to 2.1%. Consumer prices in Ukraine in April grew only by 0.8%, bringing the average inflation in 2020 down to 2.1%, the State Statistics Service reported. This figure is significantly lower than in March (2.3%) and in 2019 (4.1%). The central bank forecasts inflation to be 6% by the end of 2020. In April, prices significantly increased for buckwheat (18%) and fruit (12.8%).
