Yaroslav Romanchuk

A sober analysis of events, probable positive and negative developments in the new year for the world, the US, the EU, and Ukraine, and the conditions for their realization, without all-encompassing scientific “futurology” and illusions.

Macroeconomic outlook for Ukraine in 2025: financial uncertainty, weakening economic security system, slowing GDP growth, increased government spending, and suppression of entrepreneurship.

A failed experiment lasting 70 years: how the welfare state model replaced the model of entrepreneurial growth and small government in almost all countries of the world.

World-renowned economists are sounding the alarm, warning of a new global crisis. What are its preconditions, and what wrong worldview decisions can cause a new Great Depression? And what Ukrainians should do to withstand new economic challenges.

Ukraine's raw materials economy accounts for less than 1% of the world's. Under what conditions will the production and export of oil, gas, and rare earth metals become the engine for an economic miracle and the basis for the competitiveness of postwar Ukraine?

How to recognize the signs of an approaching perfect storm, what are the causes and threats of a perfect storm in the global economy and financial system? How to prepare and how to act?

This phenomenon is not unique to Ukraine. In most European Union countries, citizens recognize the existence of corruption in government. Is there a recipe that can pull countries out of the clutches of corruption?

Analysis of the Agreement on Rare Earth Metals and Commodities for Ukraine. Shadow areas of the agreement. Risks, scenarios, and opportunities.