Economics
Safe-Deposit Box Craze Lays Bare Ukraine Woes After Vote
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Wary of banks and alarmed by armed conflict around her parents’ town, Daria Demianenko joined Ukraine’s rush to an old-fashioned way of squirreling away cash.
More commonly known as a home for fancy jewels and ill-gotten gains, safe-deposit boxes are swallowing a growing chunk of regular savings in Ukraine. For Demianenko, a 32-year-old accountant, the box she rents for $8 a month means capital controls can’t block her family’s access to money.