2018 was marked by sustained growth in retail turn over(+ 2.7%y-o-y), feeding into higher demand for retail space from new and existing retailers. The degree of price-sensitivity was positively in fluenced by a 10.2% y-o-y increase in the real wage rate in Kyiv. Constrained by NBU’s multiple policy rate hikes, CPI reached 109.8 by December … Continue reading Kyiv & Regions Retail Market – 2018: Strengthening Rents as Market Awaits New Development Kick-Offs