The National Bank upped the official hryvnia rate, set for December 15, by 1.37 kopecks to UAH 7.4731/USD. The National Bank set the official hryvnia rate versus foreign currencies at USD 100 - UAH 747,3100; EUR 100 - UAH 996,9115;

Head of the UkrSotsBank Board Borys Tymonkin believes that the national currency rate has actually stabilized and it will strengthen to UAH 7/USD in the nearest future, the banker told the Zerkalo Nedeli weekly in an interview, UKRINFORM reports. The

By results of the transport sector work, the transport enterprises conveyed 828.7 million tons of cargo over 11 months of the current year, 0.8 percent up against January-November 2007, the Transport and Communications Ministry press service informed. At the same

Experts of the OSART Mission of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that completed their three-week examination at the Rivne NPP (West Ukraine) positively appraised the state of the NPP's exploitation safety. According to Head of the IAEA Department Miroslav

The National Bank refinanced 94 Ukrainian banks to the total amount of UAH 36,937 billion (USD 1/UAH 7.4868), data received by the Zerkalo Nedeli weekly from the VR committees' sources testify to that, UKRINFORM reports. According to these data, refinancing

The International Monetary Fund convinced the National Bank in the necessity of revoking a ban on preterm withdrawal of deposits in the nearest future, Head of the IMF Mission in Ukraine Jeyla Pazarbaziolu stated in an interview to the Economicheskiye

Kharkiv Mayor Mykhailo Dobkin called a visit by a delegation of investors-specialists on construction of parking and parking exploitation from the twin city of Rishon-LeZion (Israel) as the first step toward realization of practical actions in assistance to Kharkiv (East

VR Chairman Volodymyr Lytvyn intends to meet President and Prime Minister to discuss the situation in the country and at the Ukrainian Parliament, he told journalists in an interview following his communication with residents of the city of Uman, UKRINFORM

Over twenty jazz groups and over one hundred of musicians from Ukraine, Russia, the USA, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Sweden, Great Britain, Germany and France participate in the Eighth International Festival Jazz Bez held in Ukraine and Poland. In Ukraine the

The Khmelnytskyi Regional State Administration (West Ukraine) and Russia intend to unite efforts and the necessary funds for reconstruction of the premises of the memorial museum of poetess Anna Akhmatova (1889-1966) in the village of Slobodka Shelekhivska, Derazhnia District, Khmelnytskyi

The Budget 2009 should be primarily honest, and for this it is necessary to take a number of measures that would enable saving the people and the country, VR Chairman emphasized while answering journalists' questions regarding possibility of hearing National

H1 2009 will be the most difficult for the Ukrainian economy, when unfavorable conditions of trade will be preserved for national producers, however, a gradual stabilization of the situation is expected in H2 2009, this forecast was made public by

This date marks the 60th anniversary of adoption the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the UN General Assembly. In this connection Ukraine's Ombudswoman Nina Karpachova proposed the Verkhovna Rada to hear the unique document at a solemn session, namely

The Presidential Secretariat believes it is now expedient to introduce changes in the government staff, as well as replace Ukraine's prime minister. Presidential Secretariat Deputy Head Roman Bezsmertny told this to journalists on Tuesday. Commenting on the coalition agreement, which

The National Joint-Stock Company Naftogaz of Ukraine believes that the proposal of Russia's gas giant Gazprom to clear Ukraine's gas debt at the expense of the advance payment for Russian gas transit in 2009 is unacceptable. Naftogaz Deputy CEO Vadym

President Viktor Yushchenko is ready to cooperate with any coalition to be formed in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, he was speaking in an interview to BBC World News Friday. The President noted that the coalition is not formally created.

Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Lytvyn notes importance for adopting the State Budget for next year by the end of the current year, the VR press service informs. "It should be an honest budget", V. Lytvyn said, having added that for

Party of Regions leader Viktor Yanukovych has given to the Ukrainian government 100 days for stabilization of the situation in this country. He announced this during the oppositional government meeting. Having accused the Yulia Tymoshenko government of populism and inability

IBF, WBO, IBO super heavyweight world champion Wladimir Klitschko of Ukraine gained an impressive victory over American Hasim Rahman in the seventh round by the technical knockout thus successfully defending all his titles at SAP Arena on Saturday (Mannheim, Germany).

The Internal Affairs Ministry of Ukraine is proposing a toughening of responsibility for offences at sport facilities, Deputy Minister of the Interior Oleksandr Savchenko told a press conference at UKRINFORM. "We have already tabled in parliament the bill on hooliganism