KYIV, Oct 24 – The share of Ukrainians who believe that negotiations with Russia are an effective means of achieving peace and should be pursued now has risen to 35%. However, a relative majority (48%) hold the opposite view, according to the results of a sociological survey conducted by the Razumkov Center's Sociological Service from September 20 to September 26 and presented during a press conference at Interfax-Ukraine on Thursday.
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KYIV, Oct 24 – Some 81% of Ukrainians are ready to take part in the referendum on Ukraine’s accession to the European Union, and 88% of those who intend to take part in such a referendum would vote for joining, and 8% against, according to the results of a sociological survey conducted by the sociological service of the Razumkov Centre on September 20-26 and presented at a press conference at Interfax-Ukraine on Thursday.
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KYIV, Oct 24 - INGO Insurance Company (Kyiv) has developed new offers for enterprises that allow them to insure employees against death, disability or injury caused by military action, the company reports.
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WASHINGTON, Oct 24 – Doubling efforts to mobilize revenues for the state budget from domestic sources and completing the restructuring of Ukraine's commercial debt within the timeframes specified by the commitments are key conditions for successfully reducing the level of Ukraine's public debt, said Era Dabla-Norris, Deputy Director of the IMF's Fiscal Affairs Department, at a press briefing in Washington on Wednesday.
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WASHINGTON, Oct 23 - Ukraine will receive $50 billion in loans, backed by frozen Russian assets, from Group of Seven allies, the White House said Wednesday. Distribution of the money will begin by year’s end, according to American officials who said the United States is providing $20 billion of the total.
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WASHINGTON, Oct 23 - The U.S. said Wednesday that 3,000 North Korean troops have been deployed to Russia and are training at several locations, calling the move very serious and warning that those forces will be “fair game” if they go into combat in Ukraine.
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KYIV, Oct 23 – The UK has announced an additional GBP 120 million (about $155 million) to support Ukraine's Maritime Capability Coalition.
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KYIV, Oct 23 – Ukraine's delegation, led by Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko and NBU Governor Andriy Pyshnyy, expressed gratitude to IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva for the Fund's decision to increase the number of tranches and total financing for Ukraine in 2025 under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF).
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KYIV, Oct 22 - South Korea warned Tuesday it could consider supplying weapons to Ukraine in response to North Korea allegedly dispatching troops to Russia, as both North Korea and Russia denied the movements. NATO’s secretary general said that would mark a “significant escalation.”
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WASHINGTON, Oct 22 – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects Ukraine's current account deficit to widen from 5.4% of GDP in 2023 to 8.1% and 14.3% of GDP in 2024 and 2025, respectively, according to the updated World Economic Outlook (WEO) released on Tuesday.
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