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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2018

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Kryvy Rih residents left without heating
KYIV, Nov 13 - Angry Ukrainians took to the streets and blocked roads Tuesday as hundreds of thousands remain without heating at a time when temperatures are plunging because of a dispute between the national gas company and regional utility providers, the Associated Press reported. 13:49 | More

Ukraine’s money supply drops 0.4% in October, NBU reports
KYIV, Nov 13 - Money supply in Ukraine in October decreased by 0.4% and amounted to UAH 1.245 trillion, the corresponding preliminary data of monetary statistics have been posted on the website of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU). 13:47 | More

Poroshenko says Ukraine’s economy strong enough to skip borrowing
KYIV, Nov 12 – President Petro Poroshenko has said that the state of the Ukrainian economy makes it possible not to take loans from international financial institutions (IFIs), although the country's authorities have to attract them to make the peak payments on old debts. 13:46 | More

During his visit to Finland, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko met with President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker. The interlocutors coordinated positions on accelerating procedures related to providing macro-financial assistance to Ukraine. The President of the European Commission expressed support for Ukraine on the path to successful transformation. (Photo by the press service of the president.)

Naftogaz’s benchmark rate of yield 5-year LPN notes is 10.9%
MOSCOW, Nov 13 – The benchmark rate of the yield of Naftogaz Ukraine’s five-year dollar-denominated loan participation notes (LPN) is about 10.9%, a source in the banking sector told Interfax. 13:27 | More

IN FOCUS	Leaders condemn illegal Donbas elections PARIS, Nov 11 – The leaders of Ukraine, France and Germany met on Sunday to discuss an escalation following elections held in the sectors of eastern Ukraine, known as Donbas, controlled by Russia-backed separatist rebels. 23:19 \| More
U.K. condemns ‘illegal’ vote in Donbas KYIV, Nov 12 - The U.K. on Monday condemned as ‘illegitimate’ elections in Moscow-backed separatist regions of Donetsk and Luhansk in Ukraine, and urged Russia to withdraw its troops and equipment from the region. 23:44 \| 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