OREANDA-NEWS. June 30, 2008. Ukraine's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in a long-term perspective will lead to additional welfare gain by 3% and increase of the country's GDP by 1,5-1,7% annually, Deputy Head of the Presidential Secretariat Andriy Honcharuk said.

"We expect acceleration of the economic development by means of stabilization of the customs-tariff, investment and regulative legislation.

A market competition will foster the growth of economics efficiency, improvement in goods and services quality," Honcharuk noted, the presidential press-service reported.