KYIV, Nov 24 - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has downgraded its estimate of Ukraine's GDP growth in 2021 to 3.2%, compared with 3.5% in the October forecast, according to Ukraine's memorandum with the fund, released on November 24.

KYIV, Nov 25 – Ukraine’s taxi drivers and passengers are now required to fasten seat belts according to new traffic rules that have come into force on Wednesday.

KYIV, Nov 22 – Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk has said that there is no corruption on a top level in Ukraine as of today.

"Today, there is absolutely no corruption in Ukraine among top officials. I am sure there would be no corruption at all levels very soon. We have good macroeconomic indicators today, the level of inflation decreases, every year the indicators in the ratings of reputable international agencies improve," he wrote on Facebook following a participation in the First Investment Forum of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

KYIV, Nov 25 – A priority for work of the Health Ministry in 2020 will be improvement of the quality and affordability of healthcare, Zoriana Skaletska, the healthcare minister, said at a press conference in Zhytomyr last week.

KYIV, Nov 23 – The Cabinet of Ministers continues discussing the issue of increasing the price of gas with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as the issue is a key condition for approval of the new cooperation program with the IMF, Finance Minister Oksana Markarova said.

KYIV, Nov 23 – Parliament passed a bill on the national budget of Ukraine for 2019 with the deficit within 2.3% of Ukraine's GDP.

"The budget remains balanced and realistic. The deficit is within 2.3% of GDP. This will enable us to confidently enter 2019," Finance Minister Oksana Markarova said.

KYIV, Nov 25 - Russia has fired on and seized three Ukrainian naval ships off the Crimean Peninsula in a major escalation of tensions between the two countries, Ukrainian navy reported.

KIEV, Nov. 25 – Naftogaz Ukrayiny is expecting on Wednesday to receive the entire volume of Russian gas that was paid for earlier and will continue to meet its obligations for the transportation of gas to Europe, the state holding said.

KIEV, Nov. 25 – The main New Year's Tree in Kiev will be placed between Sofiyska and Mykhailivska Squares and will be lit on Saint Nicholas Day (December 19), Deputy head of Kiev City State Administration Anna Starostenko said.

SIMFEROPOL, Nov. 25 – The Crimean State Council said on Wednesday that responsibility for the energy blockade of the region rests with the Kiev authorities, which are trying to destabilize the situation on the peninsula.