KIEV, April 14 - The fall of Ukraine's real gross domestic product is expected to slow from 6.8% in 2014 to 5.5% in 2015, and it should recover in 2016 when it will rise by 2%, according to the World Economic Outlook published by the International Monetary Fund.

"Ukraine's economy is expected to bottom out in 2015 as activity stabilizes with the beginning of reconstruction work, but the economy is still projected to contract by 5.5%," reads the report.