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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2019

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Ukraine may accept less than 10-yr gas deal
KYIV, Dec 10 – Ukraine may be willing to accept lower than 10-year term of natural gas transit deal with Russia following negotiations between President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. 09:26 | More

Ukrainian cities may be affected by possible Russian gas supply disruption
KYIV, Dec 10 – Some Ukrainian cities may be affected by disrupted natural gas supplies if Russia chooses to escalate standoff over gas transit contract by the end of the year, Naftogaz chief Andriy Kobolev said Tuesday. 09:25 | More

Consumer prices up 0.1% in November as inflation kept under control
KYIV, Dec 10 – Ukraine’s consumer prices rose 0.1% on the month in November, slowing down from 0.7% hike in October and 1.4% in November 2018, the State Statistics Service reported Tuesday. 09:24 | More

During a meeting in the Normandy format in Paris, the parties agreed to promote the release of detained persons by December 31, 2019 on the principle "all for all", as stated by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy. (Photo by Presidential press service.)

Massive areas of farmland sold in long-term lease despite ban, lawmaker says
KYIV, Dec 10 – Around 1.1 million hectares of farmland under sale ban in Ukraine in fact have been actually sold out under long-term leasing and fee farm contracts as of August 2019, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Agrarian Policy and Land Relations Mykola Solsky said. 09:22 | More

IN FOCUS	IMF, Ukraine reach $5.5-bln loan deal WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 – Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund reached an agreement on $5.5 billion three-year lending program to support the country’s economic reforms and growth, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said Saturday. 13:58 \| More
Zelenskiy, Putin agree on cease-fire deal PARIS, Dec. 9 - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday agreed to “commit to a full and comprehensive implementation” of a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine by the end of 2019, RFE/RL reported citing a joint communique. 11:23 \| More

COMMENT AND ANALYSIS

Threats persist from Chernobyl and Fukusima, Greenpeace reports The forest areas around Ukraine's Chernobyl and Japan's Fukusima remain sources of radiation and carry a potential threat to the health of local residents, Greenpeace said.More	Consumer inflation slowing faster than expected, NBU reports The actual slow of consumer inflation in February in annual terms is quicker than the inflation-slowing trajectory to 12% as of late 2016 projected by the National Bank of Ukraine, the regulator has reported on its website.More
ING analysts forecast 2016 GDP decline, citing political risks Analysts from ING Bank have confirmed the forecast of a decline in real gross domestic product in 2016 by 1%, pointing to a predominance of political risks in the economy.More	NBU: Hryvnia slide caused by temporary and fundamental factors The decrease of the hryvnia exchange rate on the interbank currency market continue being caused by both temporary and fundamental market factors that result in the reduction of supply of foreign currency, Deputy National Bank of Ukraine Governor Oleh Churiy said.More