KYIV, March 28 – Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofA ML), given the increased political risks in Ukraine on the eve of the first round of the presidential election, believes that GDP-pegged warrants (VRI, Value Recovery Instruments) of the country are more preferable compared with eurobonds, seeing potential for more upside, according to an analytical report issued by the bank on Wednesday.

KYIV, March 26 – Total export of soft fruit with wild berries from Ukraine could reach 57,000 tons by 2020, Economist of the Investment Center of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Andriy Yarmak said.

KYIV, March 26 - The Lviv brewery of Carlsberg Ukraine has produced a new product, Lvivske Knaipa Svizhe, and expects to strengthen the brand's position in the Western Ukraine market, the company reported.

KYIV, March 26 – The analysis of weather information and gardeners' reports on the situation in the gardens indicates that Ukraine may produce a record harvest of apples in 2018, the Ukrainian Horticultural Association said.

KYIV, March 26 - Ukraine has lowered gas stocks in underground storage facilities by 52.7% or 8.938 billion cubic meters (bcm), to 8.035 bcm between October 24, when the heating season began, and March 24, Ukrtransgaz, which operates the country's gas pipelines and 12 underground gas storage facilities, has said.

KYIV, March 26 – The contract for supplying 49 Oplot-T tanks to the Kingdom of Thailand has been successfully completed, Ukroboronprom Director General Pavlo Bukin said.

KYIV, March 26 - The aggregate state and state-guaranteed debt of Ukraine in February 2018 increased by 0.85%, or by $650 million, to $76.7 billion, according to the website of the Ministry of Finance.

KYIV, March 26 - Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze said that Ukraine would narrow a delay in the implementation of the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement (AA) in 2018.

KYIV, March 27 – At least 11% of Ukrainians working in Poland plan to stay and obtain permanent residence there, Head of the Rating Sociological Group Oleksiy Antypovych said.

KYIV, March 27 – Ukraine commissioned new generating facilities on renewable energy sources with a total installed capacity of 159.4 MW in January-March, which is 2.4 times more than in the same period in 2017, power regulator reported.