Analysis-Ukraine economy heads for tough 2024 as Western aid concerns grow
Ukraine's embattled economy can weather the next few months until foreign aid arrives, but 2024 is certain to be tougher than this year and Kyiv will need to rely more heavily on its own resources. Ukraine hopes to plug next year's $43 billion budget deficit mostly with foreign financial aid including 18.5 billion euros from the European Union and more than $8 billion from a U.S. package that also contains vital military assistance. Both packages have been blocked so far - by Republicans in the U.S. Congress and by Hungary in the European Union - but should eventually pass, though ...