WASHINGTON, Aug 8 – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has spoken on the phone with President Petro Poroshenko to reiterate U.S. support for Ukraine's sovereignty and urge to fulfill outstanding requirements of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). | More

KYIV, Aug 7 – The Economic Development and Trade Ministry created an interagency expert group for issues of protection of critical infrastructure headed by Deputy Minister Yuriy Brovchenko for the creation of a national list of critical infrastructure facilities, the ministry reported Tuesday. | More

KYIV, Aug 7 - Ukraine's international reserves in July 2018 decreased by 1.3% and as of August 1 were $17.748 billion, according to preliminary data posted on the website of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU). | More

KYIV, Aug 7 – The state-owned saving bank Oschadbank has launched the Apple Pay payment service, chairman of the bank Andriy Pyshny reported.

"Oschadbank the fastest in Europe several months ago integrated Google Pay. It has already launched Apple Pay. The future is in smartphones!" he wrote on his Facebook page. | More

KYIV, Aug 7 – The reason of increasing prices of fuel in early August may be weakening of the hryvnia, according to experts of A-95 consulting group. | More

MOSCOW, Aug. 8 - A Ukrainian filmmaker on hunger strike in a Russian prison has become increasingly frail and his condition has worsened considerably, The Associated Press reported Wednesday citing his lawyer and his sister. | More

KYIV, Aug 7 – The American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine and major agrarian associations have asked Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman for help to solve serious issues with logistics to boost exports of grain. | More

MOSCOW, Aug. 8 - Gazprom reduced the volume of gas it exports to Europe via Ukraine and Belarus at the beginning of the current week, according to data from European gas transmission operators. | More

KYIV, Aug 8 – Ukrnafta has resumed production at 47 wells of Lukvynske and Hvizdetske fields in Ivano-Frankivsk region after forced stop on August 2 because of absence of rail tanks for oil transportation. | More

KYIV, Aug 6 – Some 54% of Ukrainians want to see experts and representatives of public organizations in the composition of competition commissions for the selection of judges, according to a sociological survey conducted by GfK Ukraine. | More