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24/02/2023 GMT

Ukraine's finance minister, Sergeii Marchenko, tells Aaron Heslehurst how he's kept the economy going and why he's not worried about the big debts his country is building up.

Ukraine has been suffering the consequences of war for a year now. As well as the human cost there has been huge damage to the economy. Ukraine's finance minister Sergeii Marchenko tells Aaron Heslehurst how he's kept the economy going, why the private sector has a crucial role to play in the future and why he's not worried about the big debts his country is building up.

Just how are companies staying in business and looking after their customers in a war time economy? The president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine, Andy Hunder, explains the challenges they tackle every day.

Aaron also hears from the president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development about how the leading development body is spending billions of dollars to give Ukraine a brighter future.

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Mon 27 Feb 2023 08:30

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