Businesses in Ukraine expect a modest improvement in economic activity over the next 12 months, according to a National Bank of Ukraine survey conducted in the third quarter of 2026. The Business Expectations Index stood at 100.8%, indicating that positive expectations slightly outweighed negative ones, although the index declined from 107.0% in the previous quarter.Companies continued to anticipate higher investment in machinery, equipment, and construction, as well as growth in domestic and export sales, albeit at a slower pace. However, businesses remained concerned about their financial performance and expected further staff reductions.Annual inflation expectations remained broadly stable at 11.5%, while exchange rate expectations weakened slightly, with businesses forecasting UAH 46.90 per US dollar and UAH 54.85 per euro over the next 12 months.The survey covered 664 companies across 21 regions. Businesses identified the war and its consequences, labour shortages, and rising production costs as key challenges to growth.https://bank.gov.ua/ua/news/all/biznes-ochikuye-neznachne-pojvavlennya-dilovoyi-aktivnosti-na-tli-stabilnih-inflyatsiynih-ta-descho-posilenih-kursovih-ochikuvan--rezultati-opituvannya-kerivnikiv-kompaniy-u-iii-kvartali-2026-roku# (ICE KIEV)

Fonte notizia: NBU bank.gov.ua