KIEV, Aug. 26 – Prices of fertilizers in Ukraine are 26-74% higher than global prices due to artificially created restrictions, Economic Development and Trade Minister Aivaras Abromavicius wrote on his Twitter page.
KIEV, Aug. 26 – The Ukrainian government has called for Parliament to give the green light to the privatization of up to 40% of state-owned EnergoAtom nuclear power generation company and Zorya-Mashproekt gas turbine manufacturer if the National Security and Defense Council and the Cabinet of Ministers take corresponding decisions.
KIEV, Aug. 26 - Fitch Ratings has downgraded Ukraine's Long-term local currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to 'CCC' from 'B-' and affirmed its Long-term foreign currency IDR at 'CCC'.
KIEV, Aug. 22 – The government of Ukraine continues preparing to create a joint venture with Russia for the production of an upgraded version of the An-124-100 Ruslan heavy transport aircraft.
KIEV, Aug. 23 - Power generation by all plants run by National Nuclear Generating Company EnergoAtom fell by 7.1% or by 3.731 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) in January-July, to 48.468 billion kWh, the company announced.
KIEV, Aug. 23 - Ukraine’s nuclear power generating giant EnergoAtom imported $171 million worth of fresh nuclear fuel in January through June, down from $300.3 million imported in the same period a year ago, the State Statistics Committee reported.
KIEV, Aug. 22 – Individuals-nonresidents and companies can bring cash foreign currency which sum does not exceed EUR 10,000 to Ukraine without documents confirming its removal from banks' accounts and only on the conditions of its written declaration at a customs body.
KIEV, Aug. 22 – Ukraine and Mexico have announced plans to develop space cooperation.
The State Space Agency of Ukraine said that on Aug. 27 a delegation from the Mexican Space Agency will visit Ukraine to sign a memorandum of understanding with SSA, which will be the first step of the countries towards the forming a legal basis for promising cooperation.
KIEV, Aug. 22 – Construction of the first subway station towards the Troyeschyna residential district will start this September, head of Kiev City State Administration Oleksandr Popov said following a meeting with representatives of Russian State Corporation "Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs" (Vnesheconombank).