Экономика и политика

Yuliya Tymoshenko, the Premier Minister of Ukraine, has promised to maintain tax benefits for agrarians, according to the Unian news service

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has announced the results of the April-June 2008 survey on the inflationary expectations of 1,296 businessmen across the country.

The government of Ukraine has announced a pension hike for 10 mln Ukrainian citizens. The increase will be between UAH 75 and UAH 100 (USD 15.5-20.6) for each recipient.

The State Statistics Committee of Ukraine announced that unemployment in June fell to 1.9% compared to 2% in May and 2.2% in April 2008.

The State Statistics Committee of Ukraine released figures on real industrial output growth in June 2008.

National Bank of Ukraine has announced prliminary figures on the banking sector for January-June 2008.

The State Statistics Committee of Ukraine announced updated figures on Ukrainian trade balance deficit, natural gas imports, and real GDP for January-May 2008.

The Ukrainian parliament did not approve two amendments to the state budget that were proposed by the President and by the government on Friday July 11, 2008.

The Ukrainian parliament did not approve a resolution on resignation of the Cabinet of Ministers, which is led by Ms. Yuliya Tymoshenko, on Friday, July 11, 2008.

Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers signed a memorandum with the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU).