KYIV, March 22 – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund has completed the third review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program for Ukraine and approved the allocation of the fourth tranche of approximately $880 million (SDR663.9 million), which will be used to support the budget.

KYIV, March 23 - Russia unleashed one of its most devastating attacks against Ukraine’s electric sector on Friday, an aerial assault it said was retaliation for recent strikes inside Russia and which could signal an escalation of the war just days after President Vladimir Putin cemented his grip on power in a preordained election.

KYIV, March 25 - Russia launched missiles against Kyiv for the third time in five days and also targeted other regions Monday as Moscow escalated its aerial bombardment of Ukrainian cities while the front line in the war remains largely stationary.

KYIV, March 26 – The deficit of Ukraine's national budget in January-February 2020 was UAH 21.5 billion with the target being UAH 30 billion, according to the State Treasury Service.

KYIV, March 25 - About 800 Ukrainian citizens have signed up with Ukraine's Embassy in Russia to take a specially designated train, which is planning to return to their homeland citizens who remained abroad after restrictive measures were introduced, Deputy Foreign Minister Yehor Bozhok said.

KYIV, March 25 – Interior Minister Arsen Avakov urged Ukrainians traveling overseas to come back within two days or to stay abroad for coronavirus pandemic since aviation and railway travels will be halted on March 27.

KYIV, March 26 – Russia operates two Ukrainian self-elevating floating rigs in offshore areas near Crimea and this will be used as evidence in international court, the Maritime Guard of the State Border Service of Ukraine reported Thursday.

WASHINGTON, March 26 – The International Monetary Fund on Thursday urged Ukraine to approve legislation on banking regulations and on land reform as key requirements to qualify for its lending program.

KYIV, March 26 – President Petro Poroshenko, who is running for re-election, has the largest presidential campaign fund among candidates, according to the analysis of financial reports conducted by the CHESNO movement with reference to data from the Central Election Commission (CEC).

KYIV, March 25 – Two members of the monetary policy committee (MPC) of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) at a meeting on March 13 proposed to cut the key policy rate in March, the NBU has reported on its website.