KIEV, May 31 - Ukraine could strengthen its position and climb from the 80th to the 70th place in the Doing Business 2018 ranking of the World Bank, which will be published this autumn, First Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade Maksym Nefyodov said.

"We are expecting a jump in the Doing Business ranking this year for about ten points. I urge that this figure be treated with caution, because we need to make sure that all the changes are included in the rating, that they were all rated as we understand the methodology, and that there have not been any changes in it. And, naturally, the relative successes of other countries also influence the rating. But I believe that adding ten points this year would be a real and tangible success for the country," Nefyodov said at a press conference in Kiev.