Yuriy Gorodnichenko on The Ukrainian War Economy

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remarkable how well the Ukranian economy has been holding up with the economy under such duress

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HEADLINE: EU sugar restrictions on Ukrainian exports may force factories to close, says sugar association chairman It might be a good idea to encourage small-scale distilleries, which use massive amounts of sugar (speaking as the descendant of many Scots-Irish in eastern Kentucky, in the Appalachian Mtns). Small batches could be customized for specialized export, and would bring MUCH higher prices than the bulk rates exported raw sugar would bring in. BTW, raw moonshine also can be used to power internal combustion engines... 8-).