KIEV, Oct. 10 – The government of Ukraine confidently and completely controls the socio-economic situation in the country, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said.

"Ukraine is having moderate economic growth. The government is implementing balanced and predictable economic and business policy. We have cut significantly the purchase of expensive gas that requires foreign currency. We are implementing policy aimed at development of the domestic market. All this positively influences the balance of payment, the country is receiving more currency than it spends on imports of goods, and the country's currency reserves, which are at the pre-crisis level now, don't require foreign assistance," he said while opening a meeting of the government on Wednesday.