Bloomberg: the first among the laggards - Ukraine, Russia follows it

According to analysisAccording to Bloomberg experts, Ukraine will show the worst indicators in terms of economic slowdown in 2015, followed by Russia in the top five “losers.”

Agency analysts believe that due to the military conflict in the south of the country, the Ukrainian economy will shrink by 4% this year, while the Russian economy will decline by 3,5% against the backdrop of Western sanctions and a fall in oil prices.

Brazil's GDP will decline by 1,6%, Argentina - by 1,5%. At the same time, Switzerland will add 0,1%, Croatia - 0,2%, Serbia - 0,5%, Greece - 0,9%, Italy - 1,1%, and Kazakhstan - 1,2%, USA - 2,1%, Great Britain - 2,4%, Czech Republic and Thailand - 3 % Poland - 4%

India (+ 7,5%), China (+ 6,9%), Vietnam (+ 6,1%) and the Philippines (+ 5,7%) will show the best results. The Bloomberg forecast, based on data collected from April to June, affects the 47 countries of the world.