KYIV, March 4 – The spread of coronavirus in some cases can be recognized as force majeure, the consequences of which did not allow fulfillment of obligations under economic contracts, President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Ukraine (CCI) Hennadiy Chyzhykov has said.

KYIV, March 4 – Reformist Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk on Wednesday was dismissed and replaced with Denys Shmygal, a little-known official, in a massive government reshuffle that is likely to have a significant impact on Ukraine’s foreign and domestic policies.

BRUSSELS, March 1 - The European Union expects the Ukrainian authorities to do everything necessary to combat corruption in the defense sector, and those suspected of illegal actions to be brought to justice, the press secretary of the EU told Interfax-Ukraine.

KYIV, March 4 – The movement of Ukraine towards Europe will help increase the implementation of joint Ukrainian-European projects, President Petro Poroshenko said.

MOSCOW, March 4 - Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said that Moscow was ready to keep gas transit through Ukraine after 2019, despite the construction of Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which is to be built in the Baltic Sea, Reuters reported.

KYIV, March 1 – The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has decided to toughen the monetary policy and increased the refinancing rate to 17% from March 2 from 16%.

KYIV, March 2 - Ukraine’s natural gas supply and demand will stabilize within six days after the government has ordered emergency measures to reduce gas consumption, Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said Friday.

KYIV, March 4 - Police in Kyiv have dismantled a protest camp near the national parliament building, detaining more than 100 supporters of opposition leader Mikheil Saakashvili amid clashes that left at least 20 people injured, RFE/RL reported.

KYIV, March 1 - The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) said there is growing optimism for raising $2 billion this year within the framework of the program of cooperation with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

KYIV, March 1 - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) notes the importance for the Ukrainian authorities to respect further implementation of structural reform envisaged by the EFF program so as to pass peak payments on external liabilities in the next few years.