KIEV, Nov 14 - The World Bank is working with the Ukrainian government to ensure a pension reform law is fair and fiscally sound despite being watered down with “unfortunate” amendments, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said on Tuesday, Reuters reported.

KYIV, Nov. 14 - U.S. and Russian envoys have "different concepts for how to make peace" in eastern Ukraine, but will continue to work to achieve that goal, RFE/RL reported.

KIEV, Nov.15 – Owners of bankrupt banks who do not want to return debts benefit from the campaign against the National Bank of Ukraine organized by Batkivschyna Party leader Yulia Tymoshenko, while it harms Ukrainians, NBU Governor Valeriya Gontareva said.

KIEV, Nov. 15 - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump spoke to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, whose country continues to grapple with Russian occupation and annexation of its territory, Politico reported Tuesday.

KIEV, Nov. 14 - Ukraine's dependence on external financing has eased this year, according to Fitch Ratings.

"External financing pressures have eased. International reserves have increased by $2bn over the first 10 months of 2016 to $15.5 billion (around 3.5 months of current external payments), due to bilateral and multilateral support, improvement in some export prices, greater domestic confidence and increased exchange rate flexibility. Some $1.5 billion in cash in Ukraine's treasury provides the sovereign with space to bridge gaps in external disbursements in the short-term," Fitch said.

STOCKHOLM, Nov. 14 – Sanctions against the Russian Federation must be extended if Russian troops remain in Ukrainian territory, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said.

KIEV, Nov. 15 - President Petro Poroshenko on Sunday decried a sudden re-escalation in the conflict with pro-Russian separatists after a Ukrainian soldier was killed in clashes in the country's east, AFP reported.

KIEV, Nov. 12 – The mission of the International Monetary Fund started working in Ukraine on Thursday, a government source told Interfax-Ukraine.

KIEV, Nov. 12 – Over 30% of Ukrainians are ready to vote for a particular party or politician in exchange for money, according a poll conducted after local elections in Ukraine.

KIEV, Nov. 12 – Ukraine should not expect an imminent positive effect from the launch of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) with the European Union on January 1, 2016, said Jan Tombinski, head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine has said.