With 16 votes the Rada Committee for financial, tax and customs policy instantly approved of the resignation NBU Chair Yakiv Smolii not even bothering to invite him, so they did not what to know what "systemic political pressure" he was subject to. Sad. epravda.com.ua/rus/news/2020/…

Ukraine dollar bonds fall after cbank chief resigns, bond sale cancelled reut.rs/2CWmu1X

Ukrainian Parliament has voted for dismission of National Bank’s Head Smolii. Now his dismissal is final. w1.c1.rada.gov.ua/pls/radan_gs09…

Acting head of #Ukraine's central bank Kateryna Rozhkova promised at a briefing to do her utmost to preserve the institutional independence of the NBU, prevent return of nationalized banks to ex-owners, as well as not to print money on the instructions of the political leadership

Moscow Declares Pause in Normandy Negotiations on Ukraine jamestown.org/program/moscow…

Ukrainian Yuzhmash to produce 5,000 electric buses worth $850 million for South Korea 112.international/finance/ukrain…

independent.co.uk/news/world/eur…

1/2 This moment #Ukraine made first truly successful privatization deal in many years. The starting price of the «#Dnipro» Hotel was UAH 80 million, and as a result of open and bona fide bidding, it grew to UAH 1.1 billion. 14 times increase!

There will be no regional council elections in Donetsk & Luhansk oblasts in the autumn dnews.dn.ua/news/751263

Zelensky nominates Shevchenko as new NBU Governor. Few people knows much about him - not proven as a reformer. No one really knows where he stands on key issues. Let’s see what he says in Rada on his confirmation vote. And needs to prove himself in office.

Statement by the IMF Managing Director on Ukraine imf.org/en/News/Articl…

Boiko second in pres opinion poll: zn.ua/POLITICS/vo-vr…

Ukraine - Shevchenko voted in with 332 Rada deputies. Striking that 15 pro-Kolomoisky For Future Group, 21 from Tymoshenko and 226 from SOP voted for him. No one from Poroshenko Group.

nv.ua/opinion/kirill…

Ukraine appoints central bank chief after IMF warning on crisis via Financial Times on.ft.com/30jnm8O

Nataliya Yemchenko: Leshchenko lobbies Kolomoisky, Pinchuk interests scm.com.ua/scm-in-press/n…

Abramavicus leaves Ukroboronprom newsone.ua/news/politics/…

This sounds familiar! ukrinform.net/rubric-economy…

Ukraine conglomerate to buy 25% of aerospace group from Chinese investors reut.rs/3kGRoNd

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