KYIV, Aug 2 – The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has worsened its forecasts for the migration of Ukrainians: if in April of this year it expected an outflow of 200,000 this year and an inflow of 400,000 next year, now it estimates the outflow this year at 400,000, and next year at 300,000.

"This assumption has been worsened compared to the April Inflation Report due to the significant destruction of the Ukrainian energy system, which is accompanied by long-term power outages and increases the risks for the heating season," the regulator's July inflation report, published on Friday, notes.