Friday, February 27, 2015

Alarming Currency Devaluation Provokes Consumer Panic in Ukraine

The rapid devaluation of the hryvnia has triggered a panic amongst Ukrainian consumers, prompting people to “storm” supermarkets and pharmacies.

The Ukrainian currency has already lost 70 percent of its value, triggering a “consumer panic” in the country. Ukrainians are stockpiling food and medicine, scouring the shelves for sugar, cooking oil, flour, canned products, cakes and frozen chickens. Most of these products have already disappeared from Ukrainian stores .... http://russia-insider.com