National Bank forecasts inflation for the year at 44%

The National Bank of Ukraine predicts inflation for the year 2015 at 44%.

This was stated by the head of the NBU Valeria Gontareva during the final press conference.

"Inflation at the end of the year will be about 44%," – she said.

As you know, in November 2015, the State Statistics Committee recorded the inflation at 2%, after 1.3% deflation in October.

Earlier Gontareva stated that in 2016 Ukraine’s real GDP would grow by 2.4%, the inflation would be 12%, and the balance of payments deficit would be negligible.

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