KIEV, Sept. 20 – The International Monetary Fund has improved its forecast for GDP growth in Ukraine in 2011 from 4.5% to 4.7%, which matches the Ukrainian government's forecast.

According to the latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) published by the IMF on Tuesday, GDP growth in Ukraine in 2012 is expected to accelerate to 4.8%, whereas in its previous WEO for April 2011, the IMF was a bit more optimistic - 4.9%.