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.

KYIV, Oct 18 – The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has improved its hryvnia exchange rate forecast for 2020 as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank did, Finance Minister Oksana Markarova has said, without specifying the concrete figure.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 – A Ukrainian delegation during the Annual Meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) continued discussing the new financing program and moving forward in these negotiations, Finance Minister Oksana Markarova has said.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 - Ukraine’s economy is being buffeted by the trade conflict between China and the U.S, low interest rates in developed countries, and relatively low energy costs, Reuters reported citing a senior central bank official.

KYIV, Oct 18 – The mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will again come to Ukraine in the coming weeks to discuss the new Extended Fund Facility program, Director of the European Department at the IMF Poul Thomsen has stated.

KYIV, Oct. 21 - Ukrainian officials on Monday lashed out at a comedy show that targeted the former central bank chief by joking about a recent arson attack on her home, AP reported.

KYIV, Oct. 19 - The International Monetary Fund said it had reached a new agreement with Ukraine, paving the way for a fresh $4 billion loan, RFE/RL reported Friday.