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As Euro 2012 enters its final week, the tournament is being hailed by many as a success and a lucrative one at that. The European championships have seen massive spending on infrastructure and also a huge influx of fans, and their money, to Poland and Ukraine. But as our correspondent Olly Barratt reports from Kiev, some questions and criticisms over the event, do remain.
Euro 2012 has been a festival of football and money. Fans from all over the world have descended on Poland and Ukraine to watch football but also to enjoy themselves.
So in preparation for their arrival, billions of dollars were spent on facilities for tourists, on stadia, and on infrastructure. But some say Ukraine spent the money badly, getting less, for more, than other countries do.
Sergiy Voropayev, Ukrainian Journalist, said, "You know when you see results and compare it with money spent and especially when you compare it with money spent for similar stadia or roads in other countries."
Ukraine's government denies any corruption was involved and says it spent $5bn on the tournament, not 10bn as opposition figures claim.
But now the tournament is here, local businesses are feeling the benefit. One thing many football fans like to spend their travel money on is beer.
Aleksandra Voievodenko, Kiev Barmaid, said, "Our record was 800 liters of beer but the day of match England with Sweden, it was 2800, yes. So it's been good for business? It's very good for business. Very good."
Sponsors too will have been thrilled to be associated with a goal-filled tournament of attacking football. But perhaps some expected even more benefits to the local economy?
Oleh Rybachuk, Former Ukrainian First Vice Prime Minister, said, "Overall impression is that expectations had been higher. Small businesses, cafe owners, they'd been expecting much more tourists."
But at a time of recession in Europe many will feel the championships have been about as financially successful, once they arrived, as could be expected.
CCTV reporter Olly Barratt, Kiev, Ukraine, said, "What remains in doubt is exactly what happened to all the money spent on euro 2012, particularly here in Ukraine. What is not in doubt is that for sponsors, for UEFA, and for small businesses all over Poland and Ukraine, euro 2012 has been a real boon."
新闻资讯：据乌克兰国际文传电讯报道，乌克兰中央银行预测，乌举办“2012年欧洲杯”期间，将给国家带来10亿美元的资金流。业内专家预测，举办“欧洲杯”后乌克兰经济仍将保持稳定发展态势：汇率稳定、通货膨胀维持低水平、国家财政赤字减少、建筑市场活跃、银行存款取兑自由、出口政策的集约化等。业内专家认为，目前政府的首要任务应该积极扩大国内市场，提高企业的竞争力。
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发表于 2016-7-12 22:01:32