Ukraine's central bank raised its benchmark interest rate to the highest since 2000 as policy makers struggle to curb a decline in the nation’s currency and seek to move closer to obtaining an emergency loan.
2015 Economic Crisis
Bloomberg: Ukraine raises benchmark rate to 30 percent to stem hryvnia plunge
A currency exchange outlet in Kyiv shows how cheap hryvnia is in relation to the U.S. dollar on Feb. 23.
