“According to preliminary estimates of the Ministry of Economy, more than 5%of GDP was recorded for the year.”, – WRITE: www.unian.ua
According to preliminary estimates of the Ministry of Economy, more than 5%of GDP was recorded for the year.
Sobolev noted that in the second half of this year will be increased growth / photo of Facebook.com/elenazelnska.OfficialThe Ministry of Economy predicts the growth of Ukraine’s GDP next year at 2.5%. At the same time, the World Bank radically reduced its own forecast from 5.2% to 2%.
According to the UNIAN correspondent, the Minister of Economy Alexei Sobolev said this during an hour of questions to the government in the Verkhovna Rada.
“The World Bank estimated in its forecasts of the end of the war this year, and therefore was higher than the increase next year. When these forecasts are revised, they, accordingly, reduce the growth to a real level. The Ministry of Economy estimates the growth of next year by about 2.5%, and we keep this forecast,” Sobolev explained.
According to him, according to preliminary estimates of the Ministry of Economy, in August 2025 compared to August 2024, GDP growth was recorded at about 5.3%. The main impulses were increased activity in construction, processing industry and in agriculture.
“In the second half of this year, growth will be increased. And this will be characterized by the fact that in Russia every month growth will slow down and reach almost 0%. At that time, we will have 3-4%in September and October at that time,” the Ministry of Economy Head said.
In addition, Sobolev spoke about the interest in co-operation of the projects in the joint US-Ukraine reconstruction fund.
“We know that the fund will be $ 200 million by the end of next year. And these will be investments in Ukraine. Of course, they will be stretched over time, but we also know that there is a very great interest in the co -stock of the funds of the Fund. And hundreds of millions of dollars will be invested in the near future,” the minister added.
The head of the Ministry of Economy noted that it would affect GDP, but it is too early to give specific grades.
Ukraine’s economy is the latest forecastsThe World Bank has worsened the GDP growth of Ukraine next year. If in April the Bank expected that in 2026 the economy would increase by 5.2%, the updated forecast provided an increase at the level of the current year – by 2%.
In September, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has worsened its forecast of Ukraine’s GDP growth in 2025 to 2.5% against the background of high uncertainty related to Russia’s war against the country. The preliminary forecast was more optimistic – 3.3%.
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