KIEV, Nov. 20 - President Viktor Yushchenko gave law enforcement agencies time until December to take action that would effectively prevent illegal transactions with crude oil imports.

KIEV, Nov. 21 - Ukraine plans to borrow more money internationally this year as the government faces greater problems financing its budget, financial industry sources reported Tuesday.

KIEV, Nov. 21 ??“ President Viktor Yushchenko, along with other politicians, will take to the stage in Kiev Tuesday to mark anniversary of the Orange Revolution that has put Ukraine in a spotlight 12 months ago.

KIEV, Nov. 21 ??“ Sviatoslav Piskun, reinstated as the prosecutor general by a controversial court ruling Friday, threatened to again sue President Viktor Yushchenko after a guard hadn??™t let him enter the Prosecutor General Office Monday.

LIMASSOL, Nov. 21 - Moody's Investors Service has assigned a Ba1 rating with positive outlook to the local currency (hryvnia-denominated) bonds to be issued by Ukrsotsbank, which will represent a senior unsecured claim on the bank.

KIEV, Nov. 21 ??“ The Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank has loaned UAH99.4 mln to Ukraine to support improvements in the system of social assistance, the bank said in a statement carried by Interfax-Ukraine.

KYIV, Oct 21 – Ukraine's central bank kept key interest rates unchanged at 8.5% on Thursday despite growing inflation amid concerns over slowing economic growth, National Bank of Ukraine Governor Kyrylo Shevchenko said.

KYIV, Oct 21 – A record 6,719 coronavirus cases, a record number of deaths, 141, and 2,686 recoveries were registered in Ukraine as of Wednesday morning, according to information on the website of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) coronavirus epidemic monitoring system.

KYIV, Oct 21 – Restrictions on the "red" level of epidemic danger will be introduced in Ukraine if there is a daily detection of 11,000-15,000 cases of COVID-19 and bed occupancy at the level of 85%, Health Minister Maksym Stepanov said.

KYIV, Oct 21 - Ukraine’s central bank will keep its main interest rate unchanged at 6% for the third monetary policy meeting in a row this week, wary of delays in foreign aid loans and an expected inflation jump, a Reuters poll forecast on Wednesday.