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US, Russia envoys to hold Donbas talks
MOSCOW, Aug. 20 - American envoy Kurt Volker is to meet his Russian counterpart Vladislav Surkov on Monday to try to restore peace in eastern Ukraine, Dow Jones Newswires reported. 22:58 | More

NBU plans to toughen regulations on audit firms auditing banks
KYIV, Aug 18 – The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) plans to toughen requirements on audit firms and their employees authorized to audit banks, in particular, the central bank wants not to allow auditors who earlier took part in audits of banks as part of audit firms removed from the NBU register. 22:56 | More

Kyiv aviation plant to start servicing Airbus, Boeing aircraft
KYIV, Aug 18 – The Kyiv-based 410 Civil Aviation Plant, part of the Ukroboronprom State Concern, plans to start servicing western civil aircraft in 2018-2019, the press service of the concern has reported. 22:54 | More

The President called the last days of July one of the bloodiest in 2017 and urged Russia to immediately cease aggressive actions and supply of weapons to the occupied territories. President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko held a phone conversation in the Normandy format with President of France Emmanuel Macron, Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel and President of Russia Vladimir Putin. (Photo by the president's press service)

Ukraine’s retail liquified gas prices seen growing after shortages
KYIV, Aug 18 – Retail prices of liquefied gas will grow over a large shortage of it caused by several unfavorable factors, the A-95 consulting group) has said. 22:52 | More

IN FOCUS	Russia may be linked to N Korean missiles KYIV, Aug. 14 - Russia may have secretly supplied rocket engines to North Korea helping the country improve its missile technology to challenge the U.S., Ukrainian security officials and lawmakers said Monday. 14:54 \| More
Poroshenko orders N Korea rocket probe KYIV, Aug. 17 - President Petro Poroshenko has ordered an urgent investigation into a contested report that a factory in Ukraine may have supplied powerful missile engines to North Korea in breach of international sanctions, The Irish Times reported Thursday. 22:08 \| 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