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EU okays EUR 500-mln MFA loan to Ukraine
BRUSSELS, May 29 - The European Commission, on behalf of the European Union, has approved the disbursement of a EUR 500 million loan to Ukraine as part of its fourth macro-financial assistance (MFA) program, the EC reported. 13:19 | More

Ukraine’s labor market problem is low productivity, not coronavirus, NBU says
KYIV, May 29 – Ukraine’s main labor market problem is low productivity, not coronavirus, and this is plaguing the country for the past 15 years, National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Governor Yakiv Smolii said Friday. 13:17 | More

Ukraine boosts output of construction materials during virus lockdown
KYIV, May 29 – The production of construction materials decreased significantly during lockdown in the Ukrainian market, according to data of the All-Ukrainian Association of Manufacturers of Construction Materials. 13:15 | More

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy received credentials from Ambassador of Turkmenistan Toyly Atayev, Ambassador of Palestine Hashem Hassan Dajani, Ambassador of Portugal António Machado and Ambassador of Azerbaijan Elmira Akhundova. (Photo by Presidential press service.)

IN FOCUS	Ukraine to get more U.S. military supplies WASHINGTON, May 28 - The Pentagon has notified Congress that Ukraine's government has made the necessary progress on key institutional reforms, thereby justifying an additional $125 million in new military assistance, CNN reported Thursday. 14:26 \| More
EU okays EUR 500-mln MFA loan to Ukraine BRUSSELS, May 29 - The European Commission, on behalf of the European Union, has approved the disbursement of a EUR 500 million loan to Ukraine as part of its fourth macro-financial assistance (MFA) program, the EC reported. 13:19 \| 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