KIEV, July 1 – Growth of gross domestic product in Ukraine will speed up to 3% in 2017 while inflation rate will decrease to 8.1% (December 2016 to December 2017), according to a basic forecast of economic and social development of Ukraine for 2017, which has been approved by the Cabinet of Ministers on Friday.

"The main stimuli for progress are investment and external demand," First Deputy Prime Minister and Economic Development and Trade Minister of Ukraine Stepan Kubiv said when presenting the scenario at a meeting of the government.