KYIV, Sept. 20 - An IMF mission has left Ukraine without announcing a deal on new aid but a top central bank official said on Thursday he expected an agreement "in the near future" that would help preserve financial stability during 2019, an election year, Reuters reported. | More

KYIV, Sept 20 – President Petro Poroshenko has said that Ukraine should implement the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement in full and look for other markets to trade with. | More

KYIV, Sept 20 – President Petro Poroshenko has said only integration into the Euro-Atlantic space guarantees the country's security, independence and prospects for raising the standard of living. | More

KYIV, Sept 20 – The measures to increase the investment attractiveness of Ukraine taken earlier have had their effect, President Petro Poroshenko has said. | More

KYIV, Sept 20 – President Petro Poroshenko has expressed doubts that a decision to create the land market will be made in the near future.

"I understand that, unfortunately, there are no chances for a balanced state decision to create, for example, a civilized land market ... now it will be difficult to do," he said from the parliamentary rostrum on Thursday, delivering an annual message. | More

KYIV, Sept 20 – As of late 2017, 80% of software in Ukraine installed in PCs has no licenses, and since 2015 (the year of the previous study) the figure decreased by 2%, the BSA | The Software Alliance has said in its 2018 Global Software Survey. | More

KYIV, Sept 20 – The government approved a bill providing the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria with privileges and immunities in Ukraine outlined in the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations. | More

BERLIN, Sept 19 – Interpipe international vertically integrated pipe and wheel company and Vallourec (France), the world's leader in production of premium pipe products, continue to implement a partner project for the joint production of steel pipes for the European market. | More

BERLIN, Sept 19 – Interpipe pipe and wheel company (Dnipro) is continuing negotiations with its creditors to restructure its obligations of $1.25 billion, Interpipe Director for Finance and Economics Denys Morozov has told Interfax-Ukraine at the InnoTrans 2018 exhibition held in Berlin on September 18-21. | More

KYIV, Sept. 19 - Ukraine says it will officially notify Russia on September 21 that it will not extend its treaty of friendship, cooperation, and partnership with Moscow, RFE/RL reported.
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