KYIV, April 21 – The decrease in consumption of the main groups of construction materials (concrete, reinforced concrete, concrete products) amounted to 35% from the beginning of April, and it could accelerate to 50% by the end of the month, Director General of Kovalska Industrial and Construction Group Serhiy Pylypenko has said.

KYIV, April 21 – S&P Global Ratings has affirmed its 'B-' long-term issuer rating on DTEK Renewables B.V. and on its euro-denominated bonds with a stable outlook.

KYIV, April 18 – The consumer confidence index in Ukraine in March 2019 compared with February fell by 1.7 points, to 65.3 points on a 200-point scale, according to a study by Info Sapiens.

KYIV, April 17 – The growth of Ukraine's real GDP in 2019 will slow down to 2.5%, but as the level of political uncertainty decreases by 2020, economic growth will resume to 3%, according to the macroeconomic forecast of HSBC.

KYIV, April 17 – President Petro Poroshenko said he is certain the topic of overcoming corruption risks at state-owned Ukroboronprom Concern may be the subject of a public discussion at the end of an independent international audit of the enterprise.

KYIV, April 17 – Ukrainian businesses have improved their expectations in terms of economic growth rates and the creation of new jobs over the next 12 months, according to a survey of business leaders conducted by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) in January-March 2019.

KYIV, April 17 – Cooperation with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other international partners is important for Ukraine both in economic and political aspects, Ph.D. in Economics, Chairman of the Board of Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting Ihor Burakovsky said.

KYIV, April 17 – The Ukrainian government has terminated the effect of the 1995 Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) agreement on arranging works for interstate standardization of weapons and military hardware.

KYIV, April 18 – Energoatom has announced a tender for the supply of equipment and materials for the solar power plant Sonechko-1, which is to be built in the territory of Zaporizhia nuclear power plant (NPP).

KYIV, April 18 – Ukreximbank (Kyiv) and China Export and Credit Insurance Corporation (Sinosure) on April 17 signed a framework agreement on cooperation in Kyiv, a press release from the bank said.