KYIV, Dec 12 – The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) may for six months extend the requirement for mandatory sale of half of hard currency earnings at a meeting in December, according to polled banking industry experts.
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KYIV, Dec 12 – Several banks have submitted their bids to the Individuals' Deposit Guarantee Fund to participate in a tender to remove insolvent VTB Bank (Kyiv) from the market, Deputy Head of the insolvent banks' settlement plan introduction department of the Deposit Guarantee Fund Hryhoriy Lurie said.
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KYIV, Dec 12 – Ukrainians in 2018 were most interested in the football World Cup, third season of Mazhor TV series and the Eurovision 2018 song contest, Google Ukraine has reported, referring to the top Google searches in 2018. | More

KYIV, Dec 11 – Ukraine's GDP growth in 2019 will slow to 2.9% from 3.1% this year with the decline in inflation (December on December) from 10.1% to 8%, according to a renewed consensus forecast published by the Economic Development and Trade Ministry on Tuesday. | More

KYIV, Dec 11 – Some 82% of Ukrainians assess the social and economic situation in the country as bad, according to a poll conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS). | More

KYIV, Dec 11 – The European Commission has disbursed a first tranche of the fourth macrofinancial assistance of the EU to Ukraine in the amount of EUR 500 million, the Finance Ministry of Ukraine reported on its website on Tuesday. | More

KYIV, Dec 11 - Industrial prices in Ukraine in November 2018 increased by 1.7% after a 0.3% growth in October, 1.2% in September, and 1.3% in August, the State Statistics Service has said. | More

BRUSSELS, Dec 12 – The European Parliament on Wednesday approved resolution that calls for cancellation of Russia’s Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline project amid concerns of growing energy dependence on Moscow. | More

BRUSSELS, Dec 12 - Ukraine over the past five years implemented a number of very important reforms, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini said at a meeting of the European Parliament dedicated to the implementation of the EU-Ukraine association agreement. | More

SABETTA, Dec 12 – Trilateral talks between Russia, Ukraine and the European Commission over natural gas supplies may start in January, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak told reporters. | More