Discussions underway since January had focused on guaranteeing central bank independence, uprooting corruption, overhauling the judicial system and also ensuring standard corporate governance.

Fitch Ratings confirmed the long-term issuer default ratings (IDRs) of PrivatBank at “B” with a positive outlook. The stability rating was confirmed at “B”.

SOCAR plans to use the funds raised from the placement of bonds to finance obligations under various projects.

VF Ukraine is the second-largest in Ukraine's three mobile operators, accounting for around a 35 percent subscriber share.