KIEV, April 16 - The International Monetary Fund has downgraded its forecast for GDP growth in Ukraine in 2013 to zero from its 3.5% forecast in October.

The estimate is given in the World Economic Outlook released by the fund on Tuesday.

According to the IMF, in 2014 Ukraine's GDP growth is expected at 2.8%.

The IMF also forecast growth in average annual inflation in Ukraine in 2013 of 0.5% (after 0.6% in 2012), whereas previously it expected growth of 7.4%. According to the April WEO, the growth of average annual inflation in Ukraine in 2014 will accelerate to 4.7%.