KYIV, Oct 16 – The World Bank, taking into account the results of H1 2019, has improved its forecast for gross domestic product (GDP) growth in Ukraine in 2019 from 2.7% to 3.4%, expecting that it would accelerate to 3.7% and 4.2% in 2020 and 2021 respectively.

"If the new government is able to deliver on its ambitious reform goals, growth can increase to 4% by 2021," the World Bank said in its October report entitled "Migration and Brain Drain."