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South Korea may supply weapons to Ukraine
KYIV, Oct 22 - South Korea warned Tuesday it could consider supplying weapons to Ukraine in response to North Korea allegedly dispatching troops to Russia, as both North Korea and Russia denied the movements. NATO’s secretary general said that would mark a “significant escalation.” 14:25 | More

IMF sees Ukraine's current account deficit widening from 5.4% to 8.1% in 2024
WASHINGTON, Oct 22 – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects Ukraine's current account deficit to widen from 5.4% of GDP in 2023 to 8.1% and 14.3% of GDP in 2024 and 2025, respectively, according to the updated World Economic Outlook (WEO) released on Tuesday. 14:20 | More

Ukraine's economy expands 2.1% on year in Q3, IER reports
KYIV, Oct 22 – Ukraine's real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 2.1% in the third quarter of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, according to an estimate by the Institute of Economic Research and Policy Consulting (IER). 14:18 | More

Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Ihor Zhovkva met with Secretary General for International Economic Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece Dimitris Skalkos and Special Envoy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece to Ukraine Spyridon Lambridis. (Photo: presidential press service)

European Parliament backs proposal to provide Ukraine with EUR 35-bln loan
BRUSSELS, Oct 22 – The European Parliament supported the European Commission proposal to provide Ukraine with an exceptional loan of up to EUR 35 billion as a contribution to the initiatives of the G7 countries, with subsequent repayment at the expense of unexpected revenues from frozen Russian assets. 14:17 | More

IN FOCUS	Zelenskyy unveils Ukraine’s “victory plan” KYIV, Oct 16 - President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told lawmakers Wednesday that Ukraine’s Western partners are increasing pressure to negotiate with Russia, but he hinted such talks would be unfavorable to Kyiv as he unveiled what he called his “victory plan” for the war. 15:53 \| More
Video shows North Korean recruits in Russia KYIV, Oct 19 - A video purporting to show dozens of North Korean recruits lining up to collect Russian military fatigues has been released by Ukrainian officials, who say it shows the introduction of troops sent by Pyongyang into the conflict. 14:54 \| 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