The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) notes an increased risk that Ukraine's real GDP in 2017 may be slightly lower than 2.2% projected in October, according to the updated data of the State Statistics Service on the growth of the country's real GDP.
First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine, Minister of Economic Development and Trade Stepan Kubiv says the escalation of hostilities in eastern Ukraine poses a major threat to the country's economic growth next year, which is projected at 3%.