Ukraine Inches Toward Lifting Wartime Foreign Currency Curbs
- Pegged currency, limits on transactions crimp economy
- Central bank may start easing capital control measures soon
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When Olena Polikarchyk crosses the border now, she stuffs her bags with wads of euros and dollars.
Since Russian troops invaded her home country Ukraine, it’s been her only option: The central bank slapped a lid on how much people can charge on their debit cards abroad to halt a stampede of cash that could have crushed the economy.