We see the next year's exchange rate at 7-7.5 UAH/USD," he said answering in reply to the question about the exchange rate put in the draft national budget for 2009.
According to currency dealers for commercial banks, the hryvnia's exchange rate fluctuated within 7.90-8.30 UAH/USD at the start of the trading, then fell to 7.80-8.05 UAH/USD, and rose to 8.00-8.30 by the end of the trading.
If speak today, the presidential election campaign starts in six months. Is there any sense in speaking today of the system of two votes at a time: the parliamentary and the presidential; would this make any good to the country?
According to the President of Ukraine, today, all branches of power should endorse the state budget for the following year. It should not have the deficit and should be balanced," she said.
On December 24, cloudy weather, snow, wet snow, ice covering on the roads, and northeastern wind of 5-10 m/s are expected in Kyiv. Temperature will stand at 0...-2 C at night, and at 0...-2 C in the daytime.
The ambassador said that substantial part of the daily work on assistance in the integration with the international organizations takes place in the committees in Brussels and Kyiv.
