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Ukraine Revises 2026 GDP Growth Forecast Down to 0.5–0.6% as Business Losses Set to Hit $10 Billion

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Ukraine's Ministry of Economy Oleksandr Kravchenko expects business losses to reach $10 billion by the end of 2026 and is cutting its GDP growth forecast from 2.4% to about 0.5-0.6%. The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) sees a milder downgrade, to 1.1-1.2% from 1.8%. Metinvest, Kernel and Intertop Ukraine described sector-level damage, while Kyiv weighs a First Loss Fund for war-risk insurance.

First report: Economy Ministry may cut 2027 GDP growth forecast by 0.3-0.5 pp from pessimistic scenario — en.interfax.com.ua, 1d