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.

KIEV, Oct. 21 – Political parties will spend around UAH 2 billion during the current local election campaign, which is UAH 200 million more than was spent during the parliamentary election in 2014, experts said.

KRAMATORSK, Oct. 21 – Representatives of the UN Development Program (UNDP), as part of the Economic and Social Recovery of Donbas Region project financed by the Japanese government, plan to restore 12 infrastructure facilities in Donbas.

KIEV, Oct. 21 – Ukraine's Foreign Ministry has protested a resolution adopted by the Russian government to put the cultural heritage sites of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol on the list of Russia's cultural heritage of federal importance.

GENEVA, Oct. 21 - Ukraine launched its first trade dispute against Russia at the World Trade Organization with a complaint about restrictions on Ukrainian-made railway equipment, the WTO said on Wednesday, according to Reuters.