Ukraine's currency slid 11 percent against the U.S. dollar on Feb. 6, a day after the central bank's decision to abandon what was effectively a currency peg sent it tumbling.
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Wall Street Journal: Ukraine’s hryvnia continues slide after central bank scraps currency peg
A man stands next to an advertising placard showing British pounds, US dollars and Ukrainian hryvnia banknotes on a warm autumn day in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Nov. 12, 2012.
