MOSCOW, April 24 ??“ Ukraine??™s economy is likely to expand 7.2% on the year in 2008 and will have consumer inflation at 6.8%, Stanislav Bukovynsky, the head of the National Bank's council, said Tuesday.

The government expects Ukraine??™s economy will expand 6.5% on the year in 2007, while inflation is likely to be at between 7.5% and 8%, according to the Economy Ministry.