KIEV, April 5 - Ukraine, within the framework of countering modern cyber threats, is preparing a single national cyber security center, which will be created with the assistance of NATO based on the experience of Turkey.

KIEV, April 5 – The memorandum signed between the Ukrainian government and the International Monetary Fund foresees the issue of government bonds worth up to UAH 98 billion, or 3.6% of GDP, in 2017 to handle additional capitalization of banks and the Individuals' Deposit Guarantee Fund in Ukraine.

KIEV, April 7 – The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has signed procurement contracts with five companies to supply 15 pediatric hemophilia medicines worth $6.955 million (logistics expenses and UNDP fee inclusive).

KIEV, April 7 – In a move apparently aimed at Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and his confectionery holdings, Russia is blocking Ukrainian confectionery products transit to Georgia and Azerbaijan.

KIEV, April 7 – Russia's share of total agricultural exports from Ukraine has decreased to less than 1%, Ukrainian Agricultural Policy and Food Minister Oleksiy Pavlenko said at a government meeting on Wednesday.

KIEV, April 7 – About 10% of the city of Kiev's assets are held in Bank Khreschatyk, which has been declared insolvent, Deputy Head of Kiev City Administration Hennadiy Plis said at a press conference on Wednesday.

KIEV, April 7 – Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers has proposed reducing the number of companies ineligible for privatization from 1,458 to 705 in a bill approved at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday.

KIEV, April 7 – President Petro Poroshenko has appointed Rothschild Trust as trustee in a blind trust to hold his shares in Roshen Confectionary Corporation.

KIEV, April 6 – The Cabinet of Ministers has transferred a state stake of 51% in Zaporizhia Titanium and Magnesium Combine LLC, created jointly with Dmytro Firtash's Group DF, to United Mining and Chemical Company state enterprise.

KIEV, April 7 - Industrial prices in Ukraine grew by 10.5% in March, after a rise of 4.8% in February and 2.3% in January, the State Statistics Service reported.