KIEV, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on Tuesday has maintained its forecast for Ukraine economic growth in 2017 and 2018 unchanged at 2 percent and 3 percent respectively, local media reported.
Among the positive factors contributing to Ukraine's economic performance, the bank listed the growth in real wages and strong public consumption, as well as the country's recent Eurobond sale worth 3 billion U.S. dollars.
In the same time, the EBRD said the East European economy is still constrained by the weak performance of bank lending and high consumer price inflation.
Besides, Ukraine faces uncertainties related to getting the next portion of aid from the International Monetary Fund, the bank said.
The Ukrainian economy grew by 2.3 percent in 2016 after two years of decline.
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