KYIV, May 24 – The deficit of Ukraine's budget would be 2.3% of GDP in 2019, according to the World Bank's Ukraine Economic Update published on Thursday.
KYIV, May 23 – The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued a long-term low-interest loan in the amount of EUR 200 million to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine within the Early Recovery Program, Head of the EIB Representation in Ukraine Jean-Erik De Zagon has said, when opening six repaired medical facilities in Kharkiv.
KIEV, May 26 – Energy and Coal Minister Ihor Nasalyk says that boosting electricity exports from Ukraine to the European Union is a priority and calls for completion of two nuclear power units of Khmelnytsky nuclear power plant.
KIEV, May 26 – The State Space Agency of Ukraine (SSAU) is working on restructuring of enterprises of the aerospace sector, including the corporatization of the sector by 2018, SSAU head Liubomyr Sabadosh told Interfax-Ukraine.
KIEV, May 24 – Mykola Zlochevsky's Burisma Group seeks to increase natural gas production by 50% in 2016, taking into account KUB-Gas – from 1.2 billion cubic meters (bcm) to 1.8 bcm, Burisma Chief Executive for Ukrainian Operations Taras Burdeiny said.
KIEV, May 26 – The National Bank of Ukraine as part of the gradual relaxation of temporary anti-crisis measures imposed in 2014-2015 has reduced the term of depositing hryvnias to buy foreign currency by banks under requests of clients by one day.
KIEV, May 26 – Metinvest mining and metal group has agreed on the restructuring of eurobonds and pre-export finance facilities (PXF) facilities with a committee of creditors, the group reported on the Irish Stock Exchange.
KIEV, May 25 – Metinvest, the largest Ukrainian mining and metal group, is holding negotiations on the possibility of postponing the fulfillment of its liabilities which expire up until January 2016 with its creditors, Metinvest Holding CEO Yuriy Ryzhenkov said.
KIEV, May 25 – The Cabinet of Ministers has allowed Naftogaz Ukrayiny to pay for auditing and consulting services in 2015, despite the fact that the holding's financial plan for this year has not been approved.
