KYIV, Nov 30 – Weakening of the hryvnia in the past weeks is linked to traditional seasonal factors, Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Oleh Churiy told reporters on Thursday.

KYIV, Nov 30 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has pointed out the importance of starting the privatization of state-owned enterprises to support further economic recovery of Ukraine, EBRD Director for Ukraine Sevki Acuner said.

KYIV, Nov 30 – Ukraine's economy will grow 1.8% in 2017 before accelerating to 3% in 2018 and 3.6% in 2019, First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economic Development and Trade Stepan Kubiv said.

KYIV, Dec 1 – The national energy company Ukrenergo in January-October 2017 increased transmission of electricity through the backbone power grids by 3.9% (by 3.565 billion kWh) compared to the same period in 2016, to 93.858 billion kWh.

KYIV, Dec 1 – President Petro Poroshenko, in response to growing complaints from businesses about the shortage of staff, suggests raising wages and increasing efficiency.

KYIV, Dec 4 – The banking system of Ukraine has stabilized and the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) does not expect the failure of large banks in coming years, Director of the financial stability department at the NBU Vitaliy Vavryschuk said.

KYIV, Dec 1 – The European Commission will not transfer the third EUR 600 million tranche of the current Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) program to Ukraine, approved in 2015, but is ready to send proposals on a new bailout program early in 2018 after evaluation of reforms in the country.

KYIV, Dec 1 - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will provide Ukraine with a EUR 160 million loan for the extension of the "green" subway line in Kharkiv.

KYIV, Dec 1 - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will issue a loan of EUR 25 million to Myronivsky Hliboprodukt (MHP) for the construction of a 10 MW biogas plant in Vinnytsia region.

KYIV, Dec 1 - Ukraine's gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by about 2% in 2017 before growing 3% in 2018, Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said.