KYIV, Sept 3 – The Business activity expectations index (BAEI), calculated by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) on a scale from zero to 100, continued to grow after increasing by 0.8 points in July, and gained another 4 points in August, to 48.4, approaching the value of May this year (48 points), the regulator’s website reports.

"The gradual adaptation to constant power outages, the obtaining of backup power supplies, budget funding for infrastructure recovery and road construction, sustained domestic demand, the sufficient supply of goods, the stable operation of the sea corridor, and seasonal factors continued to have a positive impact on the expectations of surveyed companies," the NBU press release notes.