KYIV, Oct 24 – The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) expects the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to open new Extended Fund Facility for Ukraine by the end of this year and, taking this into account, draws its improved forecasts of macroeconomic growth and increase in international reserves, NBU Governor Yakiv Smolii has stated.

KYIV, Oct 24 – Improvements in the economic situation in Ukraine over the past 12 months have been seen by 18% of Ukrainians, almost half of the population does not see any changes, as evidenced by the results of a survey by the Sociological Group Rating.

KYIV, Oct. 27 - Russia and Ukraine will hold talks on Monday over a contract to move Russian natural gas to markets in the European Union via Ukrainian pipelines following ‘constructive’ meeting last month.

KIEV, Oct. 27 – Senior Ukrainian officials stand to gain the most from the recent decision to raise the monthly minimum wage effective Jan. 1 due to legal requirements that make it necessary to index the level of salary earned by senior officials to the minimum subsistence level.

KIEV, Oct. 27 – President Petro Poroshenko, the government and parliamentary coalition factions have decided to raise the monthly minimum wage in Ukraine starting January 1, 2017 to UAH 3,200, the Ukrainian president said after talks with Prime Minister Volodymyr Hroysman.

KIEV, Oct. 27 - As the deadline nears for some 50,000 Ukrainian officials to fill out wealth declaration forms, lawmakers and ministers have vented their frustration at the tedious procedure with a mix of wry jokes and angry outbursts, Reuters reported.

KIEV, Oct. 25 – Ukraine's Health Ministry seeks to buy more vaccines via UNICEF and spend the funds saved on procurement using 2015 budget funds.

KIEV, Oct. 25 – U.S. aviation authorities have extended until the end of October 2018 the prohibition against flights in Simferopol and Dnipro for all U.S. air carriers, reads a statement by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.

KIEV, Oct. 25 – Ukraine will be able to receive financing from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria for 2018-2020, Grant Management Division head Mark Edington said.

KIEV, Oct. 25 – According to the recent data from the Word Bank, Ukraine has climbed from 83rd to 80th place in Doing Business rating, President Petro Poroshenko announced.