KYIV, April 24 – Ukraine’s economy will probably contract 5% on the year in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the National Bank of Ukraine reported Friday. The previous forecast was for 3.5% growth.

KYIV, April 26 – Mikheil Saakashvili, the former reformist president of Georgia, said Sunday he needs more time for talks with Ukrainian political groups to secure support for his appointment to the government.

KYIV, April 23 – Ukraine may see the current account deficit of $1.1 billion in 2020, compared with previously expected surplus of $3.2 billion, due to the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the National Bank of Ukraine reported.

KYIV, April 22 – Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who won the Ukrainian presidential election according to exit polls and preliminary results, will support the course to continue the healthcare reform that had been launched, according to his advisor Yevhen Komarovsky.

KYIV, April 23 - Aides to Ukraine's President-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy have announced anti-corruption plans, including scrapping lawmakers' immunity from prosecution and making military purchases transparent, BBC reported.

KYIV, April 22 – The next launch of the U.S. carrier rocket Antares created in cooperation with Ukraine within the framework of the NASA contract for provision of commercial resupply services (CRS) to the International Space Station (ISS) is scheduled for autumn 2019.

KYIV, April 22 – The reaction of international markets to the outcome of the presidential election run-off in Ukraine will be moderate, as victory of Volodymyr Zelensky was expected. Cooperation of the country with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) remains the key influence point, according to Head of the analytical department of Concorde Capital Investment Company Oleksandr Paraschiy.

KYIV, April 23 - The staff of Volodymyr Zelensky, the apparent winner of the presidential election in Ukraine, favors continued cooperation between Ukraine's security and defense forces and NATO, professional armed forces, and a reform of the state defense company Ukroboronprom.

KYIV, April 24 – Foreign diplomats and business leaders has called on Ukraine to quickly hold a meeting of the coordination council for the introduction of the new power market at the Cabinet of Ministers to ensure the timely launch of the new model of the market from July 1.

KYIV, April 24 – Ukraine’s outgoing leader and president-elect separately issued statements on Wednesday denouncing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s order simplifying the procedure for obtaining a Russian passport for residents of separatist-controlled eastern Ukraine.