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Ukraine mulls $1-bln debt amid IMF critique
KYIV, Dec 3 – Ukraine, which has been struggling for 6 months to persuade the International Monetary Fund to resume lending, may try to borrow $1 billion via an issue of eurobonds, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said Thursday. 10:22 | More

Bill submitted to Parliament in Ukraine to allow NBU issue crypto currency
KYIV, Dec 3 – A bill was submitted to Parliament proposing to provide crypto currency of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) with legal tender status, allowing the central bank to issue it, NBU Governor Kyrylo Shevchenko said. 10:21 | More

EU sees ‘critical problems’ with power supplies in Ukraine
KYIV, Dec 2 – A number of unresolved critical problems in the field of electricity, energy efficiency and the environment remain in Ukraine, the European Commission said in EU's annual report on the implementation of the Association Agreement, released on its website. 10:15 | More

The Head of State and his wife put a composition of wheat ears and viburnum near the memorial and paid tribute to the Holodomor victims.

Metinvest launches EUR 75-mln debt securitization for Italian subsidiaries
KYIV, Dec 2 – Metinvest, the vertically integrated steel and mining group of companies, has successfully launched an all-new accounts receivable securitization program for its Italian re-rollers, Metinvest Trametal and Ferriera Valsider, in the amount of EUR 75 million. 10:07 | More

IN FOCUS	Ukraine agrees to cut 2021 budget deficit KYIV, Nov 27 - The Cabinet of Ministers has agreed to reduce the deficit in the draft national budget for 2021 from 6% to 5.5% of GDP, potentially meeting demand from the International Monetary Fund, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said. 23:30 \| More
Ukraine mulls severity of next lockdown KYIV, Nov 30 – Ukraine is actively discussing tougher lockdown measures after November weekend restrictions has failed to slow down the pandemic, turning the country into one of the fastest growing COVID-19 regions in the world. 23:59 \| 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