KYIV, April 17 – Cooperation with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other international partners is important for Ukraine both in economic and political aspects, Ph.D. in Economics, Chairman of the Board of Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting Ihor Burakovsky said. | More

KYIV, April 17 – Ukrainian businesses have improved their expectations in terms of economic growth rates and the creation of new jobs over the next 12 months, according to a survey of business leaders conducted by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) in January-March 2019. | More

KYIV, April 17 – President Petro Poroshenko said he is certain the topic of overcoming corruption risks at state-owned Ukroboronprom Concern may be the subject of a public discussion at the end of an independent international audit of the enterprise. | More

KYIV, April 18 - The comedian who is odds-on favorite in Ukraine's presidential election promised Thursday to hold a nationwide referendum on joining NATO only after building a national consensus on the issue, AP reported. | More

KYIV, April 17 – The growth of Ukraine's real GDP in 2019 will slow down to 2.5%, but as the level of political uncertainty decreases by 2020, economic growth will resume to 3%, according to the macroeconomic forecast of HSBC. | More

KYIV, April 18 – The consumer confidence index in Ukraine in March 2019 compared with February fell by 1.7 points, to 65.3 points on a 200-point scale, according to a study by Info Sapiens. | More

KYIV, April 18 – Businessman Ihor Kolomoisky has promised to return to Ukraine if comedian Volodymyr Zelensky is elected president of Ukraine. | More

KYIV, April 17 - Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky and Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday finally agreed to a debate to close a presidential campaign that has at times descended into farce, AFP reported. | More

KYIV, April 17 - Ukraine's security service SBU said on Wednesday it had captured a Russian military intelligence hit squad responsible for the attempted murder of a Ukrainian military spy in the run-up to a presidential election on Sunday, Reuters reported. | More

KYIV, April 17 – Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman initiates the dismissal of Board Chairman of Naftogaz Ukrayiny Andriy Kobolev if the company refuses to cut the price of gas sold to households before April 24, Groysman said at a government meeting on Wednesday. | More