Список проголосовавших за комментарий "1442 GMT [Dow Jones]--Ukraine's main economic problem is the overvalued hryvnia, says Vladimir Osakovsky, CIS chief economist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in Moscow. Selling pressure on the hryvnia has increased recently after social unrest hit some of Ukraine's major cities in late November. The National Bank of Ukraine targets the hryvnia and spends money to support its rate, which nearly halved its coffers over the past two years to $18.8 billion as of late November. The relatively strong hryvnia pressures exports, boosts imports and erodes companies' incomes, Mr. Osakovsky says. If Ukraine strikes a deal on financial aid with the IMF, the hryvnia could ease by some 15%, while in case of an uncontrolled devaluation it could lose some 20%-25% to UAH10-10.5 per dollar, Mr. Osakovsky says. This could help to reduce the current account deficit. A sovereign default looks unlikely for now and could only happen if reserves shrink further and Kiev doesn't agree on aid from either the IMF or Russia. (andrey.ostroukh@dowjones.com) <br/> <br/> (END) Dow Jones Newswires"