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.
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KYIV, April 16 – Ukraine’s economy is likely to expand 3.8% on the year in 2021, down from 4.2% growth seen previously, the National Bank of Ukraine said in its latest economic forecast.

The economy likely to expand 4% on the year in 2022, the NBU said.
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KYIV, April 16 – The Board of the National Bank of Ukraine has decided to increase the key policy rate to 7.5% per annum from 6.5% in reaction to growing consumer inflation, the NBU said.
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WASHINGTON, April 15 - Amid Russia’s massive troop buildup along its border with Ukraine, the top U.S. commander in Europe warned Thursday that NATO was prepared to respond to aggression, Defense News reported.
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KYIV, April 15 - Ukraine's armed forces rehearsed repelling a tank and infantry attack near the border of Russian-annexed Crimea on Wednesday, the Ukrainian military said in a statement, Reuters reported.
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KYIV, April 15 – A controlling stake in aircraft engine maker Motor Sich was sold, illegally, for more than $700 million via an offshore transaction, David Arakhamia, the head of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s group in Parliament, said.
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BRUSSELS, April 14 - The entire 30-member NATO alliance was united in its concern about the massive buildup of Russian forces near Crimea and along Ukraine's borders, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in Brussels, on Wednesday, CNN reported.
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KYIV, April 14 – ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steelmaker, will invest $1 billion during the next three years to make steel production at its Ukrainian subsidiary environmentally friendly, the company said Wednesday.
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KYIV, April 13 – J.P. Morgan is committed to its forecast of 5.6% growth for Ukraine's economy in 2021, despite continuing quarantine restrictions, the bank said in its April commentary.
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