KYIV, Dec 19 – The growth of gross domestic product (GDP) in Ukraine in July-September 2019 was 4.1% year-over-year, whereas the pace of growth in the second quarter was higher (4.6%) and that in the first quarter was lower (2.5%).

KYIV, Dec 20 – The Cabinet of Ministers will finance all secured budget outlays in full, including pensions, salaries and all social benefits, and also finance all commitments for which the assignments have already been approved, according to a posting on the official website of the government on Thursday.

KYIV, Dec 20 – Consumer confidence of Ukrainians continued worsening and dropped 4.2 points on the month to reach 91.7 in November, according to a poll released by Info Sapiens.

KIEV, Dec. 22 - The nationalization and planned recapitalization of Ukraine's largest bank is a key step in efforts to reduce vulnerabilities stemming from the country's banking sector, Fitch Ratings said.

KIEV, Dec. 22 – The Individuals Deposit Guarantee Fund and the Finance Ministry on December 21 signed an agreement to sell 100% of shares in PrivatBank, the press service of the fund reported.

KIEV, Dec. 22 - Ukraine will eliminate imports of Russian nuclear fuel and replace it with fuel assemblies produced by Westinghouse in Sweden, Energy Minister Ihor Nasalyk said Thursday.

KIEV, Dec. 20 – The European Investment Bank is providing a EUR 71 million loan to JV Nibulon LLC to develop and modernize logistic infrastructure in Ukraine, the company has said on its website.

KIEV, Dec. 20 - Antonov State Enterprise has finished building an An-132D multipurpose plane-demonstrator with a carrying capacity of 9.2 tons for Saudi Arabia.

KIEV, Dec. 20 - Fitch Ratings has placed Dnipro-based PJSC CB PrivatBank's 'CCC' Long-Term Issuer Default Ratings and senior debt rating on Rating Watch Evolving (RWE), and downgraded its Viability Rating (VR) to 'f' from 'ccc'.

KIEV, Dec. 21 – Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko has confirmed the suicide of Naftogaz Ukrayiny former deputy head, being in office in times of Viktor Yanukovych's presidency, Hennadiy Yuriev, during the search conducted by law enforcement officers of his house in the Vinnytsia region.