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Kobolev to lead Naftogaz for another year
KYIV, March 21 - The Ukrainian cabinet will extend a contract with CEO of the nation's state-owned natural gas monopoly Naftogaz Andriy Kobolev for one year, Volodymyr Groysman said at a government meeting on Wednesday, bne IntelliNews reported. 07:38 | More

Alfa-Bank official creates $300-mln Property Investment Boutique STRIX
KYIV, March 21 – Vice-President of Alfa-Bank (Kyiv) Iryna Skorokhodova has created Property Investment Boutique STRIX, which core business is purchase, management and sale of property. The company's portfolio includes projects for $300 million. 07:37 | More

Zelenskiy likely to face off with Poroshenko in runoff vote: poll
KYIV, March 20 – Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky and incumbent President Petro Poroshenko are most likely to compete in the second round of Ukraine's presidential elections, according to results of a survey conducted by the Socis Center for Social and Marketing Research. 07:36 | More

“I want to emphasize that Ukraine highly appreciates the relationship of strategic partnership with the US on the basis of clear bipartisan support. Our relations with Washington have never been so efficient and meaningful as today,” Petro Poroshenko noted during the solemn events on occasion of the 27th anniversary of the Security Service of Ukraine. (Photo by the press service of the president.)

Ukraine places Crimea-based company on Russia-linked sanctions list
KYIV, March 21 – Companies affiliated with operations of Crimea Titan plant located on the occupied Ukrainian peninsula in Armiansk were placed to the updated sanction list of the National Security and Defense Council (NSCD) of Ukraine. 07:35 | More

IN FOCUS	Ukraine changes stance on Austrian reporter KYIV, March 11 - Austrian reporter Christian Wehrschuetz said he feared being attacked by Ukrainian nationalists over reporting critical of the government in Kyiv, according to the Ukrainian Security Service. Now they're using a one-year entry ban to keep him out of the country, RFE/RL reported. 11:50 \| More
Ukraine pledges to develop new missiles KYIV, March 13 - The impending demise of a Cold War-era arms control treaty has sparked pledges from the leaders of both Ukraine and Russia to develop and field more intermediate-range missiles. 09:48 \| 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