KIEV, Jan. 27 – The National Bank of Ukraine has lowered its forecast for the surplus of Ukraine's consolidated balance of payment for 2017 to $1.1 billion compared to the preliminary forecast of $1.2 billion issued in October 2016, while for 2018 it was improved from $3.8 billion to $4 billion.

According to the NBU, the central bank assessed the surplus of the country's consolidated balance of payment in 2016 at $900 million, and this is $800 million more than in 2015, but it is less than the preliminary forecast of $1.7 billion made in October.