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Olga Bondarenko

Olga Bondarenko is a chief economist of the International Economy Analysis Unit of the National Bank of Ukraine.

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Olga Bondarenko: Even marginal decline in grain exports from Ukraine will rattle global food security

by Olga Bondarenko
News on potential disruption in grain exports from the Black Sea region, primarily from Ukraine, due to the full-scale military aggression of Russia against Ukraine, caused a significant price spike and raised concerns about global food security. Reduced grain supply from Ukraine will generate inflationary pressures, elevating the global price of grain and causing shipping problems, even though missing exports from Ukraine can be partially offset. Disruption of grain supplies from the Black Sea