Ukraine’s economy is feeling the crisis much more acutely than its European neighbours, with the situation exacerbated by continuing political instability. The Ukrainian Parliament has decided, as something of a counter-measure, to give a helping hand to residential developers Emil Górecki The Ukrainian hryvna (UAH) has been steadily losing value against the US dollar, and the banking sector has almost come to a complete halt – getting your hands on a bank loan is now regarded as something of a miracle. Residential developers had got used to financing their projects with advance payments from buyers. This source has, unfortunately, dried up. In response to this, one of the Ukrainian government’s measures has been the passing in late December of an ‘Act to oppose the influence of the global financial crisis on the growth of the building and r