KYIV, Feb 21 – Leasing activity in the office real estate market in Kyiv amounted to 40,000 square meters m at the end of 2022, which is only 22% of the volume of 2021 (about 185,000 square meters), the press service of CBRE Ukraine has reported.

KYIV, Feb 21 – The consumer confidence index (CCI) of Ukrainians in January fell by 0.1 points compared to December and amounted to 83.8 points (on a scale from zero to 200), including Expected Economic Conditions in the Country Over the Next Year and Five Years decreased, according to a survey by the Info Sapiens agency.

KYIV, Feb 17 – The Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) of Ukrainians, after improving by 1.2 points in December, worsened in January by 4.9 points, to 62.3 points on a 200-point scale, according to a study by the Info Sapiens agency.

KYIV, Feb 18 – The Ministry of Infrastructure and the international grain trader Kernel held talks on developing the infrastructure of Chornomorsk seaport, and agreed to launch a number of projects worth over $100 million.

KYIV, Feb 18 – Since the beginning of 2022, Naftogaz Ukrayiny has already imported 176 million cubic meters of natural gas, and will import another 1.1 billion cubic meters in total into the country by May, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said.

KYIV, Feb 18 – Ukrenergo has officially notified the operation of the Integrated Power System (IPS) of Ukraine in a mode isolated from the power systems of Russia, Belarus and the ENTSO-E network on February 24-26, 2022.

KYIV, Feb 18 – Ukraine expects to receive the first tranche of macro-financial assistance in the amount of EUR 600 million in late March-early April, Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko said.

KYIV, Feb 18 – The accession of Skhidny Mining and Processing Plant to National Nuclear Energy Generating Company Energoatom will have a positive effect on the former's performance, but it must be preceded by a number of measures, including the corporatization of Energoatom, Energy Minister Herman Haluschenko has said.

KYIV, Feb 21 – On Monday, the Hague Arbitral Tribunal began hearings to determine the amount of compensation for Naftogaz Ukrayiny for the lost opportunity to use its assets in Crimea, Yuriy Vitrenko, Board Chairman of Naftogaz Ukrayiny, said.

KYIV, Feb 21 – The power systems of Moldova and Ukraine, which will operate in isolated mode on February 24-26 in preparation for synchronization with ENTSO-E, will conduct a similar test this summer, Constantin Borosan, State Secretary of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development of Moldova, said.