- The parliament closed its second session with old State Budget.
- Between January and June real GDP growth slightly decelerated to by 6.3% yoy as trade and manufacturing slowed.
- Long-distance fixed-line call tariffs were deregulated.
- In the first half of 2008 current account deficit widened to USD 6.7 bn due to rapid growth of commodity imports.
- The net FDI inflow reached USD 5.1 bn between January and June due to continued mergers and acquisitions in the financial sector.
- In June the central fiscal deficit amounted to 0.3% of GDP.
- Consumer price inflation slowed to 26.8% yoy in June as vegetable prices return to their 2007 level.
- The NBU Council changed its exchange rate benchmark.
MEMU SUPPLEMENT: "New rules for electronic money market: the end or new milestone"