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      National Bank predicts economic decline in 2015 at 4.3%
      Nov20

      National Bank predicts economic decline in 2015 at 4.3%

      The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has predicted a decline in the Ukrainian economy in 2015 at 4.3%. NBU Governor Valeria Hontareva said this at the Fifth Ukrainian Investment Forum on Thursday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. “I cannot tell you now about such things as economic growth, because such things will most likely look like a...

      Paris ready to join talks on Donbas
      Nov20

      Paris ready to join talks on Donbas

      France is ready to join negotiations on the settlement of the situation in Donbas in the Weimar format, the possibility of which has recently been discussed by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier. French Foreign Ministry spokesman Romain Nadal told this to a Ukrinform correspondent....

      Russian firms face huge insurance costs

      Russian companies face billions of dollars in extra insurance costs as Western sanctions prompt foreign insurance firms to start pulling out. ||| London/Moscow – Russian companies face billions of dollars in extra insurance costs as Western sanctions prompt foreign insurance firms to start pulling out, worried that any business they...

      UN confirms presence of Russian troops in eastern Ukraine
      Nov20

      UN confirms presence of Russian troops in eastern Ukraine

      Foreign fighters and Russian servicemen operating in the east of Ukraine affect the human rights situation in the region, which continues to deteriorate. This is stated in a report by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, which was published on Thursday, the organization’s press service reported. “The continuing...

      Russia has little to offer in oil price war

      Russia can do little to shore up slumping global prices even if OPEC wants it to. ||| Moscow – Russia can do little to shore up slumping global prices even if OPEC wants it to.Russian wells will freeze if they stop pumping oil, and the country has no capacity to store the output it would otherwise export. Before next week’s meeting of...

      Poroshenko: Minsk agreements are also political dialogue
      Nov20

      Poroshenko: Minsk agreements are also political dialogue

      The Minsk agreements on the peaceful settlement of the situation in Donbas should be fulfilled by all parties in deeds, not in words. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko told this to journalists in Chisinau on Thursday. “The Minsk agreements are not only an immediate ceasefire and immediate release of hostages, the closure of borders for...

      Russia openly supplies military cargo and manpower to terrorists – NSDC
      Nov20

      Russia openly supplies military cargo and manpower to terrorists – NSDC

      Russia has started openly supplying military cargo and manpower to terrorists operating in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) information and analytical center spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing on Thursday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. “We recorded the open transportation by the...

      NBU governor predicts annual inflation in Ukraine at 25%
      Nov20

      NBU governor predicts annual inflation in Ukraine at 25%

      Consumer prices in Ukraine this year will grow by 25%. National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Governor Valeria Hontareva made such a forecast at the Fifth Ukrainian Investment Forum on Thursday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. “Now inflation is 20%. By the end of the year it may speed up to 25%,” she said. Earlier, the National Bank of...

      Over 950 killed since Ukraine ‘truce’

      Nearly 1 000 people have been killed in conflict-torn Ukraine since a tattered truce was signed in September, the UN said in a report. …read more Source:...

      Situation in Ukraine’s eastern regions. Map
      Nov20

      Situation in Ukraine’s eastern regions. Map

      The situation in eastern Ukraine remains tense. Despite the declared ceasefire, terrorists continue to shell Ukrainian army positions. The map that reflects the situation in Donbas as of 12.00 on November 20 has been released by the information and analytical center of the National Security and Defense Council.