Editor’s note: This is issue 69 of Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak’s weekly “Ukrainian Economy in Brief” newsletter, covering events from Aug. 12- Aug. 18, 2024. The digest highlights steps taken in the Ukrainian parliament related to business, economics, and international financial programs. The Kyiv Independent is republishing with permission. Benchmarks and soft commitments in the memorandum with the IMFDraft laws on increasing taxes and defense expenditure were postponed until the beginning of September. In August, Ukraine’s Parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, will not consider draft la…
