KYIV, April 18 – The mining and metallurgical sector of Ukraine has calmly reacted to the new restrictions of the Russian Federation on the supply of coal to Ukraine, as well as on the import of certain types of metal products, in particular pipes, into the Russian Federation.

KIEV, April 20 – The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (BNY Mellon), the custodian bank, has announced the Global Depository Receipt (GDR) programs for shares of public joint-stock company Zaporizhia Ferroalloy Plant and public joint-stock company Dniproazot.

KIEV, April 20 – The total amount of mutual claims by Ukraine's Naftogaz Ukrayiny and Russia's Gazprom lodged with the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce is about $50 billion, Naftogaz CEO Andriy Kobolev said.

KIEV, April 21 – Supplies to the shadow market by state-run enterprise Ukrspyrt cost the state UAH 10 billion annually, according to British financier Neil Smith, the co-owner of Medoff brand.

KIEV, April 20 – Ukrainian coke and semi-coke exports in physical terms fell by 92.7% year-on-year in Q1, to 37,008 tons.

KIEV, April 20 – Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has lowered its long-term counterparty credit rating on Ukraine's PrivatBank to 'CCC-' from 'CCC'.

The outlook is negative, S&P said in a statement.

The 'C' short-term counterparty credit rating was affirmed.

KIEV, April 20 - Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has lowered its long-term foreign and local currency issuer credit ratings on Ukraine's capital city, Kiev, to 'CC' from 'CCC-'.

KIEV, April 20 - Ukraine's integrated power grids decreased electricity output by 12.8% or by 6.578 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) year-over-year in Q1, to 44.745 billion kWh, the Energy and Coal Industry Ministry reported.

KIEV, April 21 - The decline in Ukraine's industrial production in March slowed to 21.1% from 22.5% in February, and 21.3% in January, the State Statistics Committee reported on Monday.

KIEV, April 21 – State-run Ukreximbank suggests that the holders of the bank's loan participation notes (LPN, or notes) worth $750 million maturing on April 27, 2015, prolong the ultimate maturity term for seven years with the payment of 50% of principal amount on April 27, 2019, and another 50% in six equal six-month tranches on April 27, 2022.