KYIV, Oct 28 - The World Bank has established a new trust fund for the purposes of the priority recovery of Ukraine - Ukraine Recovery Trust Fund (URTF) – and has begun structuring the first three projects for financing through this fund, Roman Kachur, World Bank Alternate Executive Director for Ukraine, told Interfax-Ukraine.

KYIV, Oct 29 – Delegations of Ukraine and the European Commission following the regular trilateral meeting on gas issues including Russia in Brussels presented the common position over a contract on Russian gas transit through Ukraine starting from January 1, 2020, the Foreign Ministry reported.

KYIV, Oct 29 – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Tuesday that economic reforms and deregulation started by his government will result in faster economic expansion in 2020.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 - A White House National Security Council official who listened to President Donald Trump's July call with the Ukrainian president told House impeachment investigators on Tuesday that he was so "concerned" by Trump's comments he reported his concerns to a White House lawyer, ABC News reported.

KYIV, Oct. 29 - Ukraine's military said the withdrawal of government and Russian-backed rebel troops started on Tuesday in Zolote, a town in the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk, Reuters reported.

KYIV, Oct 28 – Ukraine will be able to sell state assets in the spirit sector after lawmakers approve legislation on de-monopolization of the industry next week, a top official at President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s office said Monday.

MOSCOW, Oct 28 – Ukraine’s national energy company Naftogaz Ukrayiny plans to place eurobonds for $500 million with a maturity of five to seven years, a source in banking circles has told Interfax.

KYIV, Oct 28 – JP Morgan analysts have improved their forecast for the hryvnia exchange rate by the end of 2019 to UAH 25 per $1 from UAH 25.5/$1 a month earlier, although in August they said that the hryvnia could drop to UAH 28/$1.

KYIV, Oct 28 – Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk and Vice President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Vazil Hudák have discussed the expansion of the portfolio of projects being implemented in Ukraine with support of the EIB.

BRUSSELS, Oct 29 – The European Commission suggested a 10-year timeframe for the new natural gas transit contract between Ukraine and Russia, and Kyiv fully supports it, Energy Minister Oleksiy Orzhel said Tuesday.