According to the Derzhkomstat preliminary estimates, real GDP increased by 7.0% yoy in 2006 against 2.7% yoy rise a year before. The growth was chiefly driven by domestic demand.
MEMU SUPPLEMENT: "Railway transportation tariffs reform: prices are to increase, but the justification for the level of the change is still unclear"
Ukraine lacks an efficient health care sector and developed voluntary private health insurance. Much of the reform debate is dedicated to introduce a compulsory state medical insurance.