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- Oct. 12-13: Polish President Andrzej Duda will visit Ukraine, meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky and attending the Polish-Ukrainian economic forum in Odesa.
- Oct. 13 at 10 a.m. Washington/5 p.m. Kyiv time: Webinar: “Privatization program in Ukraine 2020-2021: State Property Fund of Ukraine” organized by the U.S-Ukraine Business Council. Register here.
- Oct. 15 at 6 p.m. Washington/Oct. 16 1 a.m. Kyiv time: Webinar “Ukrainian Dialogue: Zelensky’s first year leading up to America’s presidential election.” Ambassador of Ukraine to the U.S. Volodymyr Yelchenko, member of parliament Solomiia Bobrovska, and Kyiv Post chief editor Brian Bonner. Register here.
- Oct. 17 at 3 p.m. Kyiv time: Ukrainian World Congress First Virtual Forum “United by Ukraine.” More information here. Media contact: olha.domanska@
ukrainianworldcongress.org
- Endangered modernist ‘Flying Saucer’ building gets protection before local elections
- Major tax fraud ring busted, SBU reports
- Entertainment Guide Oct. 9–18
- Ukrainian firm produces plant-based meat, rivals Beyond Meat
- Ukraine gets OK to export seeds to the European Union
- Travel guide spotlights 52 of Ukraine’s best national parks
- New York Times: As virus surges in Europe, resistance to new restrictions also grows
- Euronews: ‘No new answers’ says WHO as it reports record 350,000 daily coronavirus cases
- EBRD worsens economic forecast for Ukraine amid pandemic
Kyiv Post Podcast
Uncertainty hangs over National Bank of Ukraine
Business Update
$1= Hr 28.2
UkrInform: Ukraine, Turkey agree on joint tourism development projects
Wall Street Journal: Wheat prices skyrocket after dry weather, coronavirus lockdowns
Interfax: Passenger traffic at Boryspil airport in 2020 will fall to 2009 level
Interfax: Coronavirus lowers Ukrainian cities’ tax collection, adds to weakening debt ratios – Fitch
Interfax: Yermak says Ukrainian government today is absolutely transparent, open for dialogue with business
Interfax: U.S. Embassy shares IMF’s concern about NBU Council vote to reprimand Rozhkova, Sologub
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