01535cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF005237 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451839135 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Ukraine : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008. 1 online resource (61 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This Selected Issues paper analyzes the Ukrainian business cycle. It focuses on the price of steel-Ukraine's major export-and its relation to the economic performance. It establishes a forecasting model for steel prices, which points to downside risks to steel prices. It discusses the effects of steel price fluctuations on economic activity and how policies might then mitigate them. The paper also develops core inflation indicators for Ukraine to better distinguish underlying from temporary influences on inflation. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2008/228 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2008/228/002.2008.issue-228-en.xml IMF e-Library