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Rada to hold emergency session Monday
KYIV, April 8 – Parliament will hold an emergency session on Monday, three days later than planned, to debate and vote on legislation required for Ukraine to win lending from the International Monetary Fund. 10:34 | More

Ukraine’s forex reserves drop 7.8% to $24.92-bn in March, NBU reports
KYIV, April 8 – Ukraine's foreign exchange reserves, according to preliminary data, decreased by 7.8%, or by $2.1 billion, to $24.92 billion in March 2020, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) reported Wednesday. 10:27 | More

Ukrainian supermarkets may soon run out of lemons due to coronavirus
KYIV, April 8 – Ukrainian supermarkets may run out of lemons soon as supply chains have been disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, Kateryna Zvereva, Development Director at the Ukrainian Horticultural Association, said Wednesday. 10:26 | More

Over the past 24 hours, the percentage of new people infected with coronavirus in Ukraine has declined, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said at a daily conference call of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with government officials involved in preventing the spread of COVID-19. (Photo by Presidential press service.)

EBA urges Zelenskiy to appoint energy minister amid COVID-19 threat
KYIV, April 7 – The European Business Association (EBA) urged President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to appoint the minister of energy and environmental protection as soon as possible as coronavirus pandemic threaten to undermine the sector. 10:21 | More

IN FOCUS	Ukraine helping Italy fight coronavirus KYIV, April 5 - Ukraine, which expects a sharp rise of coronavirus cases in the coming weeks, sent doctors to disease-hit Italy on Saturday to assist their Italian colleagues and to gain field experience, Reuters reported. 09:34 \| More
NBU asks banks to delay dividend payments KYIV, April 6 – The National Bank of Ukraine asked the country’s banks to suspend dividend payments to shareholders until October to maintain liquidity amid massive challenges to the financial system from unfolding coronavirus pandemic. 10:13 \| 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