KYIV, May 17 – Parliament introduced amendments to address shortage of ferrous metal scrap in the domestic market, which have raised the export duty rate from EUR 30 per ton, to EUR42 per ton and extended its effect for another 12 months.

KYIV, May 17 – Ukraine’s National Guard received the first 500 40mm shoulder-fired rocket launchers PSRL-1 (also known as RPG-1) manufactured in the United States, Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said.

KYIV, May 18 - Board Chairman of the Sikorsky Kyiv international airport (Zhuliany) Denys Kostrzhevsky predicts that transportation by air in Ukraine would grow by 7-10% a year in coming 10 years.

MOSCOW, May 19 – Russia's VTB says it is ready to sell a subsidiary bank in Ukraine if interesting offers appear.

VTB head Andrei Kostin said on Tuesday, speaking in London, that the group is facing large losses in its Ukraine business.

WASHINGTON, May 18 - The Nord Stream 2 is not a commercial project, and its goal may be putting pressure on Ukraine from the Russian side, U.S. Department of State Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs Amos Hochstein said.

KIEV, May 18 – Naftogaz Ukrainy after making internal inquiries says it has not revealed violation of internal regulations of the holding or any conflicts of interest involving employees who were associated with offshore companies.

KIEV, May 18 – Ukrainian companies since May 18 have received the right to participate in public procurement of 45 countries participating in the agreement of the World Trade Organization on government procurement (GPA), including EU countries, Japan, the United States, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong and Canada.

KIEV, May 19 – The sharp increase in the prices of iron bars and long steel on the regional markets continued in April: the prices grew by $80-130 per ton depending on the region compared to March.

KIEV, May 19 – Fidobank (Kiev) claims temporary difficulties with settling transactions of clients due to liquidity problems. The bank also explained its problems with payments by a sharp outflow of funds from accounts of clients in the past 24 hours amid the information pressure on clients.

KIEV, May 20 – Business is waiting for work on the reshuffling of employees of customs agencies to be continued and welcomes the initiative to select future employees from among undergraduates, said Ihor Dankov the co-chairman of the committee for customs policy at the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine.