KYIV, Aug 26 – The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), by expanding opportunities for investment in government domestic loan bonds, has finally eliminated obstacles for foreign investors to enter the Ukrainian securities market, the Finance Ministry reported.

KYIV, Aug 26 - The total public debt of Ukraine in July 2020 increased by 3.79% in hryvnias, to UAH 2.355 trillion, in dollar terms by 0.04%, to $ 85.05 billion, the Finance Ministry has said.

KYIV, Aug 27 – The newly appointed chairman of the board of Ukrzaliznytsia Volodymyr Zhmak has said that it necessary to simplify and standardize tariffs for freight rail transportation.

KYIV, Aug 27 – Ukraine plans to start the implementation of a number of projects for the construction of pumped storage power plants, reconstruction of hydroelectric power plants and the development of mini- and small hydroelectric power plants with a capacity of 1-10 MW, as well as energy storage projects in the near future, acting Energy Minister Olha Buslavets said during a business breakfast with representatives of large German companies in Berlin as part of her two-day official visit to Germany.

KYIV, Aug 27 – Ukraine is preparing to start accepting bids for insolvent Bank Arcada, the Deposit Guarantee Fund, a state agency that now controls the bank, said in a statement.

The fund suggested a number of ways to withdraw the bank from the market, including liquidation of the financial institution with the alienation of all or part of its assets and liabilities in favor of the accepting bank or alienation of all or part of the assets and liabilities of the insolvent bank in favor of the accepting bank with the revocation of the bank license of the insolvent bank and its subsequent elimination.

KYIV, Aug 27 – A joint intergovernmental statement between Ukraine and Germany on the start of energy partnership was signed by acting Minister of Energy of Ukraine Olha Buslavets and Minister of Economy and Energy of Germany Peter Altmaier during a working meeting in Berlin on August 26, according to a press release posted by the Ukrainian ministry.

KYIV, Aug 26 – The Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture improved the inflation forecast for 2020 to 5.9% December over December, while in the macroeconomic forecast approved in March, this indicator was at the level of 11.6%, according to the forecast of the socio-economic development of Ukraine for 2021-2023.

KYIV, Aug 23 – JP Morgan analysts have improved its GDP forecast for 2019 for Ukraine to 4.3% from an earlier forecast of 3.6% along with accelerated growth in the second half of the year.

KYIV, Aug 27 – Ukraine may directly buy Finnish armored protection steel to improve its BTR-4 armored personnel carriers that have suffered from poor armor, the Defense Ministry said.

KYIV, Aug 27 – Ukraine will launch some of its most ambitious economic reforms yet, such as privatization of land and eliminating monopolies in the energy sector, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Tuesday.