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The National Bank of Ukraine plans to hold a first long-term refinancing auction in the first half of May, NBU Governor Yakiv Smolii has said. "We will introduce long-term refinancing loans for up to five years. They will be provided…

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) will be ready to take government-secured corporate bonds and municipal bonds as collateral, NBU Governor Yakiv Smolii has said. "We intend to expand the list of acceptable collateral for attracting funds by banks for…

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is ready to provide financial support to the electricity transmission system operator Ukrenergo to cover its deficit, EBRD Senior Banker for Power and Energy Projects Olga Yeriomina has said. "In particular, we…

Andrey Mima, co-founder and chief financial officer of LUN.ua, an online real estate database, takes a selfie in his Kyiv office on April 23, 2020

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) revised downwards the assessment of the pace of real GDP of Ukraine for 2020 from 3.5% growth to 5% decline, while improving the expectations for its growth in 20

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has revised downwards its inflation forecast for Ukraine in 2020 from 4.8% to 6% and confirmed it at 5% for 2021-2022. "In 2020

The volume of venture capital raised by Ukrainian IT companies and startups in 2019 amounted to $510 million, which is 1.5 times higher than the maximum of 2018, according to a review by the Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity…

President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) and former Prosecutor General Ruslan Riaboshapka, then Zelensky’s deputy chief of staff, sit in a meeting in Kyiv on July 18, 20

Fitch Ratings has revised the Outlook on Ukraine's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to Stable from Positive and affirmed the IDR at 'B'. "The revision of Ukraine's Outlook to Stable reflects the significant impact of the COVID-19 pandemic… The…

Representatives of leading industries and the agricultural sector, in order to solve the problem of deteriorating competitiveness compared to other manufacturers in the world market, have proposed that the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine reduces port charges in the country…