KYIV, March 11 - Ukraine's economic growth will continue in 2024 due to expanding domestic demand and a further recovery in maritime exports, but it will decline to 3.9% from about 5.5% last year due to the high base effect created by the past strong agricultural season, the international forecasts, said the rating agency S&P Global Ratings.

"We expect economic growth will continue in 2024 on domestic demand expansion and further recovery of seaborne exports but project it will soften to 3.9% because of the high base effect created by a strong agricultural season last year. We forecast the economy will expand by an annual average of 4.5-5% thereafter," it said.