KYIV, Sept. 22 - The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund are concerned about amendments to pending pension reform legislation needed to unlock further funding under a $17.5 billion IMF program, Reuters reported Friday citing the World Bank’s Ukraine director.

KYIV, Sept. 24 - Mikheil Saakashvili, the former Georgian president who went on to become a leading Ukrainian politician, has warned Ukraine "will continue to break up" unless the government improves the economy and reins in the scourge of corruption that has blighted the country since independence, The Telegraph reported.

KYIV, Sept 21 – More than 74% of Ukrainians do not approve of the work of President Petro Poroshenko, Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman, Verkhovna Rada Speaker Andriy Parubiy in their posts, about two-thirds believe that Ukraine is moving in the wrong direction, according to the results of an opinion poll.

KIEV, Sept. 27 – EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom will meet with Ukrainian authorities, parliamentarians and business representatives during her working visit to Kiev, the EU Delegation to Ukraine reported.

KIEV, Sept. 27 - Roughly half of the Ukrainian population supports entry into the European Union, and nearly 46% of Ukrainians call relations with EU countries a key foreign policy priority.

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 27 - An international team of prosecutors investigating the downing of a Malaysian airliner over eastern Ukraine in 2014 will report findings on Wednesday but are unlikely to bring charges against anyone, given legal and political obstacles, Reuters reported.

KIEV, Sept. 26 – The Ukrainian government has decided to hire legal advisors to protect the country's rights and interests in the dispute with Russia in the World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement Body.

KIEV, Sept. 26 - Prime Minister Volodymyr Hroysman and government officials have discussed with the World Bank Country Director for Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova Satu Kahkonen its road construction strategy for 2016-2018.

KIEV, Sept. 27 – Prime Minister Volodymyr Hroysman has stressed the importance of investing in science and a systematic approach to reforming the academic sphere in the country.

KIEV, Sept. 27 - Decisive measures taken by the government to combat smuggling and innovation have already resulted in an increase in revenues from customs duties, with August exceeding the target by UAH 2.34 billion, Prime Minister Volodymyr Hroysman said.