{
  "id": 14156729,
  "title": "IMF sticks to 3.5% Ukraine growth in 2027 after 1% in 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/imf-sticks-to-3-5-ukraine-growth-in-2027-after-1-in-2026-14156729",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-13T08:43:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Interfax-Ukraine",
    "slug": "interfax-ukraine",
    "url": "https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/economic/1218953.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The International Monetary Fund has maintained its forecast of Ukraine's real gross domestic product growth at 1% for 2026, unchanged from the previous estimate of 1.8% in 2025, according to an Interfax-Ukraine correspondent's report covering the IMF and World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok. The IMF also expects Ukraine's GDP growth to pick up to 3.5% in 2027, matching its earlier projection. The fund's growth estimate for 2031 remains at 3.6%. In June, the IMF had lowered its 2026 growth forecast to 1-1.6%.",
  "summary": "The International Monetary Fund has kept its estimate of Ukraine's real gross domestic product growth at 1% for 2026, compared with 1.8% last year, in its October World Economic Outlook, an Interfax-Ukraine correspondent reported from the IMF and World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok.",
  "key_points": [
    "IMF maintains 1% Ukraine growth forecast for 2026",
    "Ukraine GDP growth expected to rise to 3.5% in 2027",
    "IMF's growth estimate for 2031 remains at 3.6%"
  ],
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      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "IMF sticks to 3.5% Ukraine growth in 2027 after 1% in 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/imf-sticks-to-3-5-ukraine-growth-in-2027-after-1-in-2026",
        "published": "2026-10-13T07:08:19.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}