KYIV, July 23 – Last-week reduction by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) in its key policy (refinancing) rate 17.5% to 17% allowed the Finance Ministry to accelerate the reduction in cut-off rates for six-month and 12-month hryvnia-denominated securities from 17.4% to 16.73% and from 17.74% to 16.99%, respectively, at auctions on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON, July 24 - The Trump administration is taking new moves to flex its diplomatic muscle to calm escalating tensions over Russia’s effort to bully Ukraine and its annexation of Crimea, the Washington Examiner reported Wednesday.

KIEV, July 20 – Pension reform, privatization and the fight against corruption are key requirements for the completion of the fourth review of the Extended Fund Facility program with the International Monetary Fund, the Fund's spokesman, William Murray, said.

KIEV, July 21 – EU Ambassador to Ukraine Hugues Mingarelli said the process of verifying electronic declarations of income and assets of politicians and high-ranking officials should be much faster and the National Agency for the Corruption Prevention (NACP) should find a solution to this issue.

KIEV, July 21 – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed a bill on energy efficiency for buildings.

"This is a separate law on energy efficiency for buildings. The mechanism of concrete responsibility, personification and stimulation of measures to increase energy efficiency of buildings," Poroshenko said on Thursday.

KIEV, July 21 – Finance Minister Oleksandr Danyliuk, Head of the EU Delegation in Ukraine Hugues Mingarelli and U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch have discussed the reform of the State Fiscal Service (SFS) of Ukraine.

KIEV, July 24 - The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine have vowed to go ahead with a peace plan for eastern Ukraine, The Associated Press reported.

KIEV, July 22 – President Petro Poroshenko has signed a decree in accordance with which a military parade will be held in central Kiev to mark the 25th anniversary of Independence Day.

KIEV, July 24 – Ukrainian forces on Saturday engaged two pro-Russian separatist reconnaissance teams in the conflict zone, while military intelligence reported enemy tanks and heavy artillery positioning to attack.

KIEV, July 21 – National Security and Defense Council Secretary Oleksandr Turchynov and U.S. Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Adam Szubin have discussed the joint fight against money laundering and terrorism financing.