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Pritzker to Kiev: There's more work to do
KIEV, Sept. 29 - Ukraine should ramp up economic and anti-corruption reforms to pave the way for continued support from whoever wins the U.S. presidential election, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker said on a visit to Kiev on Thursday, Reuters reported. 16:19 | More

Deputy Kherson mayor, councilmember held for taking UAH80,000 bribe
KIEV, Sept. 29 – The main investigations bureau of Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) has arrested a deputy mayor of Kherson and a deputy of Kherson City Council for taking a UAH 80,000 bribe, PGO head Yuriy Lutsenko has said. 16:18 | More

Ukraine's president thanks US for decision on loan guarantees
KIEV, Sept. 29 - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has expressed appreciation to the United States for the decision on loan guarantees and invited U.S. companies to join the National Investment Council. 16:16 | More

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has held a meeting with Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn and Vice-President of the European Commission for the Euro and Social Dialogue Valdis Dombrovskis. (Photo by the president's press service)

ZTR and Posco Daewoo register for Ukrenergo transformer tender
KIEV, Sept. 29 - PJSC Zaporizhtransformator (ZTR) and Posco Daewoo Corporation (South Korea) have registered as bidders in a tender called by national energy company Ukrenergo to buy nine pieces of transformer equipment, namely 750 kV reactors. 16:15 | More

IN FOCUS	MH17 downing report expected on Wednesday AMSTERDAM, Sept. 27 - An international team of prosecutors investigating the downing of a Malaysian airliner over eastern Ukraine in 2014 will report findings on Wednesday but are unlikely to bring charges against anyone, given legal and political obstacles, Reuters reported. 13:40 \| More
MH17 missile was transported from Russia KIEV, Sept. 28 – The missile that downed flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine was transported from Russia, a criminal inquiry revealed Wednesday, announcing about 100 people were being investigated for playing "an active role" in the disaster, AFP reported. 20:33 \| More

COMMENT AND ANALYSIS

Threats persist from Chernobyl and Fukusima, Greenpeace reports The forest areas around Ukraine's Chernobyl and Japan's Fukusima remain sources of radiation and carry a potential threat to the health of local residents, Greenpeace said.More	Consumer inflation slowing faster than expected, NBU reports The actual slow of consumer inflation in February in annual terms is quicker than the inflation-slowing trajectory to 12% as of late 2016 projected by the National Bank of Ukraine, the regulator has reported on its website.More
ING analysts forecast 2016 GDP decline, citing political risks Analysts from ING Bank have confirmed the forecast of a decline in real gross domestic product in 2016 by 1%, pointing to a predominance of political risks in the economy.More	NBU: Hryvnia slide caused by temporary and fundamental factors The decrease of the hryvnia exchange rate on the interbank currency market continue being caused by both temporary and fundamental market factors that result in the reduction of supply of foreign currency, Deputy National Bank of Ukraine Governor Oleh Churiy said.More