IMF lowers Ukraine’s 2015 growth projection to minus nine percent

Ukraine's economy was likely to shrink by a worse-than-expected 9% in 2015, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission to the country concluded in May 2015. The information was contained in an 'IMF Statement on Discussions with Ukraine on First Review under the Extended Fund Facility Arrangement' issued on the 30 May 2015.

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