KYIV, April 18 – The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) expects a significant deterioration in trade indicators in 2022, but with a current account deficit near zero at the end of the year, Deputy Governor of the NBU Serhiy Nikolaychuk said during a discussion organized by the Center for Economic Strategy (CES).

KYIV, April 18 – The Council of the National Bank of Ukraine has approved the Monetary Policy Guidelines for the period of the war, in particular, it allowed the NBU to support the government by buying securities in the primary market, the NBU said.

LVIV, April 18 - At least seven people were reported killed in missile strikes on Lviv, a city close to the Polish border that has seen only sporadic attacks during almost two months of war and has become a haven for civilians fleeing the fighting elsewhere.

KYIV, April 18 - Russia launched its long-feared, full-scale ground offensive to take control of Ukraine's east on Monday, attacking along a broad front over 300 miles (480 kilometers) long, Ukrainian officials said in what marked the opening of a new and potentially climactic phase of the war, The Associated Press reported.

KYIV, April 17 - Two Russian warships transited the Bosphorus en route to the Black Sea on Saturday and 15 smaller vessels completed a transfer to the sea as Moscow beefs up its naval presence at a time of tense relations with the West and Ukraine, Reuters reported.

KYIV, April 18 – It is impossible to talk about increasing the retirement age in Ukraine until the average life expectancy of Ukrainians is increased, Deputy Prime Minister Pavlo Rozenko said.

KYIV, April 18 – Ukraine’s slow pace in fighting corruption and failure to hike domestic natural gas prices forced the International Monetary Fund to postpone indefinitely its lending to the country, Finance Minister Oleksandr Danyliuk said Wednesday.

KYIV, April 18 - Ukraine is expecting that at a summit in July NATO will confirm the country’s status as seeking membership in the military alliance, Vadym Prystayko, the country’s representative at the alliance, said Wednesday.

KYIV, April 17 – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has retained its forecast for Ukraine's GDP growth in 2018 at 3.2%, while it reviewed downwards the forecast for 2019 to 3.3% from 4%, according to the World Economic Outlook published on Tuesday.

KIEV, April 13 - The Ukrainian government is familiar with the problem of migration of Ukrainian citizens to temporary work in Europe, and controls it, Economic Development and Trade Minister Stepan Kubiv said.