WASHINGTON, Feb 16 - International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde on Saturday urged Ukraine to forge ahead with deeper structural reforms needed to achieve stronger economic growth, Reuters reported.
KYIV, Feb 14 - A bill has been submitted to the U.S. Congress providing for an increase of $25 million in the 2019 budget for assistance to Ukraine through the programs of the Department of State, the Ukrainian Embassy to the United States has reported.
KYIV, Feb 15 – Lawmakers will hold a special session on Tuesday to discuss Russian aggression against Ukraine, Parliament Speaker Andriy Parubiy said.
President Petro Poroshenko, Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman and President of the European Council Donald Tusk are expected to join the session, he said.
KIEV, Feb. 16 – Ukraine plans that after consultations with creditors, which are to start when the International Monetary Fund approves the new EFF program, to reduce payments in the coming years by $15 billion, Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko said.
KIEV, Feb. 16 – President Petro Poroshenko says that it is important to expand cooperation between Ukraine and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, especially in the context of boosting investment.
KIEV, Feb. 16 – The Ukrainian government and the International Monetary Fund have agreed on budget amendments to widen the deficit from 3.7% to 4.1% of GDP as a condition for new IMF funding, Ukrainian Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko told a press conference.
KIEV, Feb. 17 – Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office is investigating the possible violation of Ukrainian law during the signing of contracts on the supply of electricity to Crimea.
KIEV, Feb. 17 - Russian President Vladimir Putin told Kiev to let its soldiers surrender to pro-Russian rebels, who spurned a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine and fought their way on Tuesday into the town of Debaltseve, encircling thousands of government troops, Reuters reported.
