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Industrial production declined by 0.4% in the first eight months of 2017 as a result of the economic blockade of the territories temporarily out of the Ukrainian authorities' control.
The EBRD also notes that the successful issuance of sovereign eurobonds marked the return of Ukraine to international capital markets, but warns that the continuation of the IMF program for Ukraine is uncertain because it is dependent on reforms being carried out.
Previously the government said that it would receive one more tranche this year, but more recently it admitted that it wont get any IMF money until the start of next year at the earliest.
Ukraine: Key economic figures and forecasts
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016e 2017f
Nominal GDP (EUR bn) 116.9 135.2 135.3 99.9 81.4 78.3 84.8
Nominal GDP per capita (EUR) 2,573 2,987 3,341 2,332 1,904 1,737 1,994
Real GDP (% yoy) 5.5 0.2 0 -6.6 -9.9 1.5 2
Consumer prices (avg, % yoy) 8 0.6 -0.2 12.1 48.7 14.1 12.9
Unemployment rate (avg, %) 8.7 8.2 7.8 9.7 11.5 11 10
General budget balance (% of -1.8 -3.8 -4.4 -4.9 -2.3 -3.5 -3 GDP)
Public debt (% of GDP) 36.4 37.1 40.7 52.9 72.6 81.3 84.9
Current account balance (% of -6.3 -8.2 -9.2 -3.5 -0.2 -3.4 -4.7 GDP)
Gross foreign debt (% of GDP) 77.6 76.5 79.3 95.2 131.5 142.9 142.5
EUR/LCY (avg) 11 10 11 16 24 30 31
Source: national sources, wiiw, RBI/Raiffeisen RESEARCH
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