A BP-led consortium produces oil at Azerbaijan’s giant off-shore Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli (ACG) oilfields, which account for most of the country’s oil production.

Annual inflation in Ukraine climbed to 11 percent in September, up from 10.2 percent in August.

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”.