- The Ukrainian presidential election campaign has started.
- According to the revised quarterly information, the real GDP increased by 12.3% yoy during the first quarter of 2004.
- Ukraine privatised a large coalñmining company Pavlogradvuhillya and part of ore extracting and enriching holding UkrRudProm.
- The balance of trade in goods reached a surplus of USD 2.1 bn or 10.1% GDP bn after the first five months of the year.
- The central fiscal balance switched from a surplus to a deficit of UAH 223 m.
- The NBU undertook further steps to reduce the rapidly growing bank liquidity.
- Ukraine successfully issued USD 500 m of eurobonds with a floating yield.