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Filaret seeks to restore church leadership
KYIV, June 20 - The former head of Ukraine's breakaway independent church held a rare conference of clerics Thursday with the aim of restoring his religious leadership, threatening the future of Ukraine's new unified Orthodox Church, AFP reported. 12:01 | More

Ukraine's gross external debt drops 0.24% to $114.43-bln as of April 1
KYIV, June 20 – Ukraine's gross external debt dropped 0.24% in January through March to $114.43 billion as of April 1, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) reported on Thursday. 12:00 | More

Constitutional Court upholds Zelenskiy’s order to dissolve Parliament
KYIV, June 20 - Ukraine's Constitutional Court has upheld the order by new president Volodymyr Zelenskiy to dissolve Parliament, meaning the fresh elections will go ahead as planned tomorrow, Euronews reported. 11:59 | More

"Six months ago, I decided to invest in Ukraine the most valuable thing I have - my time. I urge you to do the same. Invest time, money, ideas in Ukraine. Let us change Ukraine together," the Head of State said during the forum "Dialogue Between State Authorities and Business" on June 20 in Kyiv. (Photo by Presidential press service.)

EBRD organizes EUR 80-mln syndicated loan for renewable energy
KYIV, June 20 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will organize a syndicated loan in favor of state-owned Ukreximbank (Kyiv) in the amount of EUR 80 million to support renewable energy and energy efficiency private investments in Ukraine. 11:58 | More

IN FOCUS	U.S. mulls supplying missiles to Ukraine WASHINGTON, June 11 - U.S. lawmakers prepared legislation that would authorize supplying Kyiv with surface-to-air missiles as part of a broader effort in U.S. Congress to increase military support for Ukraine, RFE/RL reported Tuesday. 13:55 \| More
Zelenskiy calls for ‘pressure’ on Russia PARIS, June 17 - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged European countries to keep "pressure" on Russia to end the conflict in eastern Ukraine as he met with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, RFE/RL reported. 00:08 \| 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