Ukraine does have some price controls, such as in the agricultural exchange. Farmers can sell their products freely on the commodity exchange or to trading houses after state quotas are met. To Invest One's Earnings There are few restrictions on investments. Interest rates are not regulated, and there are no controls regarding rates of return on investments. However, significant restrictions remain for capital account transfers which affect investing abroad.
Individuals can hold foreign currency and securities.
The Central Bank is not truly independent and is accountable to the parliament, making it difficult to refuse credit demands from industrial and agricultural interests whose representatives dominate the legislature. Internationally There are no non-tariff barriers on imports except standard rules for safety and environment. International lending institutions have pressured Ukraine to reduce many export controls, which are abused by corrupt officials. Ukrainian officials fear that liberalizing exports could lead to domestic shortages of food and agricultural products. Firms are allowed to export outside the quota system by paying an export tariff of 5-30 percent.