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Originally Posted by Dargo

IMF expects Ukrainian economy to grow by 3.2% in 2024, by 6.5% in 2025

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts that Ukraine's gross domestic product (GDP) will grow by 3.2% in 2024 and by up to 6.5% in 2025 even as the country continues to grapple with the full-scale invasion. Around the same time last year, the IMF initially estimated a 3% decline in Ukraine's GDP in 2023 before publishing a forecast of an improved growth of 2% by the end of the year.

The 2024 World Economic Outlook report also includes data on changes in the country's consumer prices, which are expected to increase 6.4% in 2024 and 7.6% in 2025. Ukraine's unemployment is projected to decrease slightly between 2024 and 2025. Russia's invasion caused a major hit to Ukraine's economy, which suffered a whopping 29.1% fall in GDP in 2022. The economy stabilized faster than expected in 2023 due to several successful government programs as well as international support.

Ukraine's Finance Minister Serhii Marchenko said earlier this year that the country would need $3 billion in financial aid monthly to cope with increased economic pressures. The country received $42.5 billion in external financing last year, but continued delays in U.S. assistance could make Ukraine's economic stability more unpredictable. https://kyivindependent.com/imf-ukrainian-economy/

Dude, I’m getting tired of beggars. Ukraine’s independence was 1991 they had over thirty years to build an economy and defense strategy and instead are now complaining while waiting around for someone else to come in and save the day. You might want to take lessons from Israel and quit acting like a bunch of two year olds. Arms production, conscription age should have lowered and training should have began a long time ago. But I have a sneaking suspicion why this didn’t or maybe even couldn’t happen and would open up a whole new can of worms by discussing what 80 % of Ukrainians think Zelensky isn’t working hard enough to solve. You need 3 billion more a month? Then either put your heart into the effort of defending your homeland and end it, or go out and get a job.