Ukraine : 2005 Article IV Consultation and Ex Post Assessment of Longer-Term Program Engagement; Staff Reports; Staff Supplement; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion.

This paper focuses on Ukraine's 2005 Article IV Consultation and Ex Post Assessment of Longer-Term Program Engagement. After four years of strong activity, annual growth has slowed sharply, from a peak of about 12 percent in 2004 to 3 percent for January-September 2005. Fiscal policy in 2005 ha...

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Corporate Author: International Monetary Fund
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2005.
Series:IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2005/415
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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Summary:This paper focuses on Ukraine's 2005 Article IV Consultation and Ex Post Assessment of Longer-Term Program Engagement. After four years of strong activity, annual growth has slowed sharply, from a peak of about 12 percent in 2004 to 3 percent for January-September 2005. Fiscal policy in 2005 has aimed at a significant fiscal tightening, with the supplementary 2005 budget targeting a general government deficit of 2 1\2 percent of GDP compared with the 4 1\2 percent of GDP realized during 2004, and the 6-7 percent of GDP implicit in the original 2005 budget.
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ISSN:1934-7685
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