Ukraine's Finance Minister Natalia Yaresko speaks to the deputies during a session of the parliament in Kiev, January 16, 2015. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's trade deficit for goods narrowed sharply last year to $468.3 million, official data showed on Monday, but that was due to a drop in imports following a gas pricing row with Russia and a sharp depreciation of the hryvnia currency.
Ukraine's economy has been hammered by a year of political upheaval and war, putting the former Soviet republic on the brink of bankruptcy.
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