- An intergovernmental commission was created by Ukraine and Japan.
- Final household consumption was a key factor in the real GDP growth of the first quarter of 2005.
- The Government has adopted a list of enterprises to be privatised in 2005, including some strategic ones.
- The Cabinet of Ministers mandated state agencies to purchase 5.5 m tons of grain of the new harvest.
- Parliament passed several key laws within the framework of the WTO accession.
- The central fiscal surplus was UAH 1.1 bn or 0.6% of GDP for January to June.
- Wage arrears grew by 20.7% - now totalling UAH 1.3 bn - during the first half of the year.
- The public debt decreased by 6.9% during the first half of 2005.
MEMU SUPPLEMENT: "A Ukrainian Sugar Crisis"
