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Ukraine, Russia in ‘constructive’ gas talks
BRUSSELS, Sept. 19 - Russia and Ukraine said they had “constructive” gas transit talks on Thursday, and the parties plan to meet again to try to find an agreement before the current one ends, Reuters reported. 10:30 | More

Zelenskiy: Ukraine to let citizens, local firms buy land after reform
KYIV, Sept 19 – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said that the model of the land market in the country proposed by Ukrainian authorities implies that only Ukrainian individuals and legal entities will be able to buy land. 10:27 | More

Ukraine’s retail gasoline price may grow after attacks on Saudi Arabia
KYIV, Sept 19 - The increase in world oil prices associated with the attack on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, as well as problems with fuel supply in the domestic market, could soon lead to an increase in retail prices for petroleum products in Ukraine by UAH 1.5 UAH/liter, A-95 consulting group Director Serhiy Kuyun has said. 10:26 | More

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a meeting with Vice President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Alain Pilloux. (Photo by Presidential press service.)

Ukrainians mostly oppose Zelenskiy’s plan on land market reform
KYIV, Sept 18 – Some 31% of Ukrainians older than 18 support the proposal of Ukraine's president to adopt a law on the land market and lift the ban on the purchase/sale of farmland before December 2019, while 49% oppose it. This is the finding of a survey conducted by the Razumkov Center from September 6-11, 2019. 10:24 | More

IN FOCUS	Minister voices concern about Donbas deal KYIV, Sept. 16 - Ukraine's foreign minister has voiced concern about the prospect of being nudged into an unfavorable agreement with Russia, adding that he hopes the West is pressuring Moscow as hard as it is pushing Kyiv for progress toward peace in the Donbas, RFE/RL reported. 08:14 \| More
Arsonists attack former NBU chief’s home KYIV, Sept. 17 - Ukraine’s president called on Tuesday for a full investigation into an arson attack that has raised political tensions in a dispute over the IMF-backed nationalization of the country’s largest lender PrivatBank, Reuters reported. 12:56 \| 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