KYIV, Oct 23 – The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has lowered its inflation forecast for 2020 to 4.1% from 4.7% (in the July forecast), but has also increased its inflation forecast to 6.5% in 2021 from 5.5% previously predicted.

KYIV, Oct 23 - Investment analysts believe that the current time is favorable for Ukraine's access to the external debt market and estimate the volume of sovereign eurobonds to be placed at more than $1.5 billion.

KYIV, Oct 22 – Ukraine's Agricultural Policy and Food Ministry has repeatedly reviewed the grain harvest of 2018 upwards – from 63.1 million tons to 64 million tons, First Deputy Minister Maksym Martyniuk said.

KYIV, Oct 22 - S&P Global Ratings affirmed its 'B-/B' long- and short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings on Ukraine. The outlook is stable, S&P has reported.

KYIV, Oct 22 – The Facebook social network has opened a vacancy of public policy manager for Ukraine, posting the announcement on its website.

KYIV, Oct 22 – The approval of the Stand-By Arrangement of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will contribute to macro-financial stability and will be a positive signal for foreign investors, according to bankers polled by Interfax-Ukraine.

KYIV, Oct 23 – In November 2018, the national JSC Naftogaz Ukrayiny will keep its price for natural gas for industrial customers that purchase it on a prepaid basis at the October level, i.e. UAH 13,439 for every 1,000 cubic meters.

KYIV, Oct 24 – Registrations of electric cars in Ukraine grew by 54% in January-September 2018 year-over-year, to 3,798 vehicles, which is also 533 cars more than in the entire period of 2017, the Employers' Federation of Automotive Industry has reported, referring to an analysis of data from the Interior Ministry.

KYIV, Oct 24 – The total sum of overpayments to Gazprom for gas transit sent to Naftogaz Ukrayiny to offset the penalty accrued on the debt of the Russian company in line with the arbitration award on the transit contract issued on February 28, 2018, has reached $18 million, Chief Commercial Officer of Naftogaz Ukrayiny Yuriy Vitrenko said.

KYIV, Oct 24 – Ukraine has entered the heating season with enough natural gas stocks, and nothing is threatening to the heating season, Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said at a government meeting on Wednesday.