Ukrainian exports grow by 20% - Groysman

Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman has said the export of Ukrainian goods and services increased by 20% in 2017 year-over-year.

"Exports are worth tens of billions of dollars, which we get for our country from products manufactured. It should be noted that our total exports grew by almost 20% in 2017," he told a government meeting on Wednesday.

Groysman noted that in the first nine months of 2017, the country received $35 billion of foreign exchange earnings from the sale of Ukrainian-made products.

According to the prime minister, exports to the European Union grew by 30%, while the share of EU countries in Ukraine's exports is now 40%.

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