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Ukraine: not on the brink, but the risks are still high

The collapse of Ukraine’s government earlier today may paradoxically be a positive development, but a lot of progress still needs to be made before access to IMF funding is unfrozen. Accordingly, while it is possible that the government can scrape through this year without external financing, Ukraine will remain particularly vulnerable to swings in global investor risk appetite for some time to come.

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