Ukraine's monetary base decreased by 1.5% in September 2017, to UAH 373.4 billion, or US$14 billion, according to the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) website.
Mike Elleman, who was referred to by The New York Times in an article on the alleged Ukrainian engines in the ballistic missiles of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), has said that he did not speak in affirmative form about the involvement of the Ukrainian authorities in the supply of rocket engines to North Korea.
Russian-occupied Crimea's de facto head Sergey Aksyonov says the power supply to Crimea fully resumed on Friday after blackouts reportedly caused by an accident in the Krasnodar Krai disconnected power lines leading to the peninsula.
Georgia's Defense Ministry has cancelled a condition barring foreign companies from bidding at tenders for the supply of meat to that country's Armed Forces, thus opening up that market for Ukrainian meat suppliers, according to the news portal News Georgia.
Ukraine's General Staff plans to supply over 10,000 units of weaponry and military equipment this year in keeping with the determined demand.
Ukraine exported 1.2 million tonnes of wheat in April 2017 that is down 8% year-on-year (1.3 million tonnes in April 2016), reports UkrAgroConsult.
OPEC and other oil producers are on course to agree an extension of supply cuts at a meeting on Thursday, with Saudi Arabia saying most participants are on board with the plan to rein in a global supply glut, according to Reuters.