KYIV, Oct 21 – The IMF Board on Friday completed the fifth review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for Ukraine, which will allow allocating about $1.1 billion (SDR 834.9 million) of the 6th tranche to Ukraine, which will be used to support the budget.

KYIV, Oct 21 – The electricity production deficit for Ukraine during the upcoming heating season is estimated at 3-4 GW, with downside risks prevailing due to continued Russian attacks on energy facilities. However, plans are underway to mitigate the shortfall, according to the Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies related to the fifth review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

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).

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.

BUKOVEL, Oct 20 – Prices for business and premium real estate in Bukovel have increased from $1,500-3,000/sq m since the beginning of the full-scale invasion to $2,500-5,500/sq m, or an average of 75%, says Ribas Invest investment expert Yulia Bodnar.

KYIV, Oct 20 – The Ministry of Culture and Information Policy says that Google will support the department’s initiatives to digitalize Ukrainian cultural heritage and combat disinformation.

KYIV, Oct 20 – On October 26, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) will reduce the refinancing rate by 2 percentage points (p.p.) - from 20% to 18% per annum, bankers expressed this opinion at a press conference of the Association of Ukrainian Banks.

KYIV, Oct 19 – Ukrainian business restored production volumes in September, the share of enterprises operating with the same capacity utilization as before February 24, 2022 increased, but uncertainty remains in the long term, these are the results of the fifth monthly survey of the Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting.

KYIV, Oct 19 – The State Property Fund of Ukraine (SPF) is ready to resume large-scale privatization in Ukraine despite the war, but first wants to analyze the state of such enterprises, Rustem Umerov, newly appointed head of the Fund, said.

KYIV, Oct 19 – Victor and Olena Pinchuk are launching the national project "RECOVERY" to provide assistance to servicemen, severely wounded in the war, for rehabilitation, prosthetics and treatment, Pinchuk's press service said on Wednesday.