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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2019

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Tapes prove ties between rebels, Moscow
KYIV, Nov. 14 - Dutch-led investigators have released new recordings of intercepted telephone calls that show separatist leaders in Ukraine requesting military support and political guidance from Russian political figures in the period before the shooting down of a Malaysian airliner that killed all 298 people on board, The Guardian reported. 11:40 | More

Ukraine may borrow $4.9-bln on international capital markets in 2020
KYIV, Nov 14 – The plan of financing the national budget in 2020 announced by the government in the draft budget envisages borrowing on the foreign market in the amount of $4.9 billion and on the internal market in the amount of UAH 231.1 billion or $8.4 billion, state representative for public debt Yuriy Butsa has said. 11:39 | More

Ukraine to ease economic conditions on scrap ferrous metal operations
KYIV, Nov 14 – Parliament plans to remove economic activities on operations with scrap ferrous metal from the shadow, which would allow injecting around UAH 900 million of additional taxes and duties to the national budget. 11:38 | More

Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Ihor Zhovkva held a meeting with Special Advisor to the President of the European Commission on Ukraine Elmar Brok. (Photo by Presidential press service.)

Energy Ministry holds 27 meetings with state coal mine officials
KYIV, Nov 14 – The Ministry of Energy and Environment Protection plans to hold 27 meetings with representatives of state-owned coalmines until the end of this year to review the prospects of operation and development of the mines, the ministry's press service has reported. 11:37 | More

IN FOCUS	U.S. assures Ukraine of defense support KYIV, Nov. 7 – The U.S. assured Ukraine on Thursday that it will continue supporting its military through supplies of hardware, training and holding joint exercises, the U.S. Department of Defense said in statement. 16:27 \| More
U.S. to keep providing weapons to Ukraine WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 – The United States will continue to provide weapons, training and equipment to Ukraine, according to Ambassador Bill Taylor, the top US diplomat in Ukraine. 12:27 \| 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