Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk said that the government expects 2016 economic increase of 2%.

in early October, the world Bank worsened the forecast of falling of economy of Ukraine in 2015 to 12% from 7, 5% in 2016 and now expects to improve by 1% against 2% in the previous forecast.

"We predict that in 2016 the growth of the Ukrainian economy will be 2%," he said.

The head of the Ukrainian Cabinet have noticed that over the past 18 months the government's economic reform program has been directed, in the 1st turn, on fiscal And monetary stabilization.

"Excessive debt, billions in spending for their service, the incredible funds that Should be spent on national security And defense. It was necessary to find additional resources to increase wages And pensions. It was necessary to Fund social, health And education. For this reason, our 1st package of economic changes aimed only at stabilizing the situation in the economy. And this is the basis of our programme with international lenders, " - said Yatsenyuk in a statement to the Ukrainian people in Sunday afternoon.

He added that it is necessary to talk about how to provide the growth of economic indicators.

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