WASHINGTON, May 21 – Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund on Thursday reached a staff-level agreement on $5 billion loan that will help the country overcome devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

KYIV, May 21 – President Volodymyr Zelensky and Naftogaz Ukrayiny CEO Andriy Kobolev on Monday met with the U.S. delegation led by U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry, Naftogaz's press service reported.

KYIV, May 20 – Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said he will resign after a meeting of the government this Wednesday and suggested he will lead a group at parliamentary election in two months.

KYIV, May 20 – Ukraine can count on the EU's resolute support for reforms, and the EU is looking forward to working with new Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on energy sector reforms, EU Commission's Vice President in charge of the Energy Union and EU Space Policy Maros Sefcovic said.

KYIV, May 21 – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy may resort to a referendum if his peace plan with Russia faces opposition from political groups, Andriy Bohdan, his newly appointed chief of staff, said Tuesday.

KYIV, May 20 – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has included a 413-square-meter villa in Italy, which is registered for its owner, which is foreign legal entity San Tommaso S.R.L., in his 2018 property declaration.

KYIV, May 20 – Ukraine in the short-term outlook will be able to maintain macrofinancial stability without a new tranche from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), although in the long-term outlook the country needs to continue cooperation with the IMF, Executive Director of Blazer International Foundation and Volodymyr Zelensky's advisor for macroeconomic policy Oleh Ustenko said.

KYIV, May 20 – The Ukrainian hryvnia is not expected to show significant volatility on the forex market following President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s decision to dismiss Parliament, analysts said Tuesday.

LONDON, May 21 - Ukraine is likely to need a new IMF bailout program in the coming years to plug an up to $5.5 billion-a-year hole in its finances, Reuters reported Monday citing the Institute of International Finance.

KYIV, May 18 – Seven percent of Ukrainians older than 18 years are planning to leave Ukraine in the next six months for the purpose of a long stay, work, study or emigration, , according to an all-Ukrainian public opinion poll conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) in April 2018.