KIEV, Sept. 19 - AvtoKrAZ, Ukraine's only truck producer, boosted production of vehicles by 85.4% (1,064 trucks) in January through August against the same period last year, to 2,310 trucks, the company said.

KYIV, Aug 19 – Ukrhydroenergo is preparing to use EUR 200 million, the receipt of which is expected under a loan agreement between the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Italian government, the company reported following a meeting between its CEO Ihor Syrota and Italian Ambassador to Ukraine Carlo Formosa.

KYIV, Aug 19 – The cost of the first stage of anti-drone protection facilities of high-voltage equipment of NPC Ukrenergo is UAH 100-130 million (excluding VAT) of international donor funds, the company said.

KYIV, Aug 18 – Only the state can deploy its own vaccine production in Ukraine, for this it is necessary to give guarantees of purchase for at least 10 years, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Darnitsa Group Dmytro Shymkiv has said.
"The world is moving towards building a biological safety system. Ukraine has already faced a shortage of vaccines against COVID-19. Localization of vaccine production through technology transfer could be the best solution to the situation," he told Interfax-Ukraine, commenting on possibilities of creating vaccine production in Ukraine.

KYIV, Aug 18 – Some 1.4 million foreigners visited Ukraine in January-June 2021, which is 31% less compared to the same period in 2020 and 75% less than in the first half of 2019, the State Agency for Tourism Development said, referring to the data of the State Border Guard Service.

KYIV, Aug 19 – A third of Ukrainian citizens would like to work abroad, according to the results of the study "Generation of independence: values and incentives" conducted by the sociological group Rating and presented at a press conference at the Interfax-Ukraine agency on Thursday.

KYIV, Aug 19 – Some 80% of Ukrainians today would support the proclamation of Ukraine's independence, according to the results of a survey by the sociological group Rating.

KYIV, Aug 19 – The new supply in the office real estate market in Kyiv city in January-June 2021 amounted to 71,000 square meters, the total office space in Kyiv grew by 3.3%, according to the report of Colliers International (Ukraine).

KYIV, Aug 18 - Alfa-Bank (Kyiv) and the agro-industrial holding Astarta-Kyiv, the largest Ukrainian sugar producer, within the framework of a joint partnership program offer agricultural producers loans up to UAH 7.5 million without collateral.

KYIV, Aug 18 – The main pipe enterprises of Ukraine reduced the production of pipes from ferrous metals, according to recent data, by 28.7% in January-July 2020, compared to the same period in 2019, to 472,400 tons. In particular, the country produced 69,600 tons in July and 75,400 tons in June.