Archive 2002

• Monthly Economic Monitor Ukraine No.10 (24)

  02.11.2002
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  • Opposition protests took place in Kyiv and throughout the country calling on President Leonid Kuchma to resign.
  • The U.S. announced that evidence according to which President Kuchma had permitted weapons exports to Iraq is authentic, and froze USD 54 m of aid to the Ukrainian central government. The real GDP growth is not likely to reach its 6.0% target in 2002.
  • A new privatisation program for 2003-2008 has been drafted.
  • The government introduced the Budget 2003 draft to Parliament. 
  • The Council of the NBU adopted “General Principles of Monetary Policy for 2003”. Starting in October 2002 the State Pension Fund account will be gradually transferred to Oschadbank.
  Issue:  No.10 (24) October 2002
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