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Vice Prime Minister Pavlo Rozenko in an exclusive interview with UNIAN explained how he had gotten into Groysman’s government and what the area of his responsibility is. He also voiced his own assessment of ex-minister Abromavicius’s move and commented on the preliminary results of verification of social benefits, naming the problems regarding payments to the internally displaced persons (IDPs) and outlining the prospects for pension reform.

The deputy head of the National Bank of Dmitry Sologub in an interview with UNIAN has talked about the IMF mission in Ukraine, the upcoming first international conference to be held in Ukraine on the transformation of the central banks, the regulator’s forecasts and plans on forex liberalization.

The IMF mission to Ukraine is examining priority reforms in the economy declared by the Ukrainain authoirities, the prime minister threatens the customs officials with a so-called "Black Hundred," while the fight for Ukraine’s largest gas producer Ukrgasvydobuvannya broke out with more vigor – these are the main economic news of the past week.

The Government of Ukraine on May 1 increased the price of gas to market levels. Following this innovation, the prices for central heating hot water jumped almost twofold. UNIAN tried to find out whether this step of the Ukrainian authorities will lead to a global increase in the cost of goods and products.

Tariffs for central heating and hot water will rise almost twofold, the IMF and the reformers believe in the growth of the Ukrainian economy, while Prime Minister Groysman promises to repair all Ukrainian roads for UAH 18-19 billion - these are the main economic news of the past week.

The Ukrainian Cabinet introduced a market price for gas, G7 and EBRD allocated funds for the Chornobyl Confinement project for the storage of spent nuclear fuel, while the National Bank started following its promises to soften foreign exchange restrictions and liquidate the banks with opaque ownership structure – these are the main economic news of the past week.

Ukraine’s Antonov design bureau intends, in cooperation with Ukroboropromom, to launch a joint venture with their Indian partners for manufacturing An-148/158 civil aircraft a civil aircraft Antonov An-148/158 and the newest An-178 cargo plane – bypassing competitors from Russia and Brazil.

On the 30th anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster, the most devastating in human history, an UNIAN correspondent visited the “Zone” along with his Ukrainian and foreign colleagues and saw the new confinement being built, which for the next century will conceal the remnants of the reactor destroyed on April 26, 1986.

The former head of the Ministry of Economic Development in an interview with UNIAN said that he will stay in Ukraine and that he is interested in politics, ready to help the country in the development of civil society.

The new government of Volodymyr Groysman held its first meeting, the IMF announced readiness to resume cooperation with Ukraine as soon as possible, and the National Bank reduced the discount rate – these are the main economic news of the past week.

Ukraine’s national currency has been strengthening against the dollar for the past two weeks. According to experts, this trend will continue in case cooperation with the IMF prevails.

Ukraine’s three-month “premiership” saga is over. The country has received a new Government, which is to meet a number of strategic challenges for Ukraine to get out of economic and political crises.

A major offshore scandal that erupted early April, focusing, among others, on Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, set a very difficult task for the Ukrainian authorities – to stop the praxis of seeking corporate benefits in foreign jurisdictions, and to finally reform business environment.

A multinational taxi service involving private drivers Uber may appear in Ukraine in the near future. Ukraine’s taxi operators strongly oppose Uber, organizing protests in fears they will fail competition with the international online service. Although, it is not for them to decide whether Uber should come to Ukraine – it’s up to customers.

It has been almost 30 years since Chernobyl nuclear disaster shocked the world. Its consequences are still a heavy burden laying on Ukraine’s shoulders. Experts believe that, given the right approach, the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone can become not just self-sufficient, but profitable as well.

The National Bank of Ukraine declared insolvent one of the capital’s oldest banks – Bank Khreschatyk; the Cabinet has launched the development of a mechanism of banning purchases of Russian fuel; the hryvnia has started its gradual strengthening – these are the main economic news of the past week.

The political crisis in Ukraine has almost paralyzed the work of both the Ukrainian Government and Parliament – at the time when Ukraine’s western partners require reform, including in the sphere of the country’s strategic enterprises.

President-oriented MPs seem to have found a substitute for Arseniy Yatsenyuk and are ready to form a new government team, which will have to ensure sustained economic growth and to fight corruption.

The war has already been raging for two years in Donbas but the Ukrainian army is still in dire need of drones. It’s only the volunteer activists that provide for minimum supplies of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). But these supplies don’t often meet certain military requirements, only being able to perform a limited number of tasks.

The Government on live TV announced the annual results of Ukraine’s largest state-owned enterprises and outlined the ways of their development. Plenty of ideas were voiced, but the matter of who will execute the plan was left behind the scenes.