OREANDA-NEWS. September 04, 2012. The pace of development of the domestic construction industry has attained the pre-crisis level of 2007. That was stated by Prime Minister Mykola Azarov during a lecture at the Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture.

"In 2012, we finally reached the pre-crisis level of the building industry development," Mykola Azarov said.

He recalled in 2008-2009 the level of construction had shrunk by almost 60%. "This means that amid 10 building works - 6 ones had been stopped," the Prime Minister emphasized.

Meanwhile, the PM added in the spring of 2010, when the country was in a deep crisis, an important decision was to increase expenditures for capital construction in order to the economy evolved. According to him, the Government will further pay maximum attention to the construction industry development.