The global environment still affects the economic situation in Ukraine, however the government is creation a system to support exports in order to diversify markets, deputy finance minister of Ukraine Anatoly Myarkovsky said during the Hour of questions to the government in the Parliament, ForUm correspondent reports.
According to the official, the international prices for metal in January-August fell by almost 5%, and this is an important export product of the country.
At the same time, he said that the import of goods has reduced due to the implementation of energy efficiency policy and import substitution. For seven months it decreased by 12.2% to about 45 billion USD compared to January-July of 2012.
He also said that measures to stimulate the economy include not only support and direct funding of projects, but also improvement of business climate and promotion of small and medium-sized businesses.
