Links of the day, February 17

Ukraine's Debt Is Manageable, Tomas Fiala  "After the crisis erupted, debt remained stable at around $100 billion but the contraction of GDP pushed the ratio to an estimated 90% by end-2009. On this measure, Ukraine has a considerably more secure position than emerging European Union peers such as Hungary (186% by 3Q09), Bulgaria (123%) or Slovenia (119%)."

Industrial production in Ukraine in January 2010 is 11.8% up relative to January 2009 Metallurgy took the lead with around 30% growth. Regionally, Dnepropetrovsk region grew by 35%.