KIEV, April 27 - Consumer confidence in Ukraine improved in March, according to the International Center of Policy Studies (ICPS).

"The consumer confidence index stopped falling in February, and in March it grew by 10.1 notches, to 52.4... Despite the fact the growth is seen against a low consumer confidence index in late winter, it partially confirms the presumption that the pessimism peak caused by the downturn has passed in Ukrainians," the center said.

The current index shows that almost three fourths of Ukrainians remain pessimistic.