KYIV, Feb 17 – The oilseed crushing industry in the frontline regions of Ukraine has been significantly affected due to Russian military aggression: part of the oil extraction plants was destroyed by Russian troops, part is located in the temporarily occupied territories, and the remaining enterprises are closed or operate in a limited mode.

KYIV, Feb 19 - PrivatBank, Ukraine’s largest bank, cut basic interest rates for all programs for lending to entrepreneurs and small businesses by 2-3 percentage points (p.p.) beginning from February 14, the bank reported.

KYIV, Feb 18 – The potential reintegration of Donbas might add up to 1.5 percentage points (pp) to Ukraine's GDP growth during two or three years, Bank of America (BofA) has said in its analytical review.

KYIV, Feb 19 – Ukraine needs to ensure growth by an average of 6% per year over the course of 20 years to achieve Poland's current level, while partial reforms and an average growth rate of 4% will only solve this problem by half, IMF Resident Representative in Ukraine Goesta Ljungman said.

KYIV, Feb 18 – The absence of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reporting during production crops in the near term could halt Ukrainian export of rapeseeds and corn to the European Union (EU) market, the Ukrainian Grain Association (UGA) has said.

KYIV, Feb 18 – The leader in the pace of growth of imports to Ukraine in 2019 were LED lamps, which were imported for the amount of $1.262 billion, which is almost twice more than in 2018, Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture, Ukraine's Trade Representative Taras Kachka said.

KYIV, Feb 19 – Imperial Tobacco in Ukraine is working out available legal tools to protect the company in the litigation related to the fine of UAH 460 million imposed by the Antimonopoly Committee, Country General Manager of Imperial Tobacco in Ukraine Rastislav Cernak said.

KYIV, Feb 18 – The introduction of a duty on imports of diesel fuel to Ukraine would boost spending of ore-dressing and processing enterprises of the country by UAH 600-700 million a year, Oleksandr Kalenkov, the president of Ukrmetallurgprom, the steel making association, said Tuesday.

KYIV, Feb 19 – Ukraine’s major steel pipe making companies reduced production from ferrous metals by 23.9% in January compared with the same period last year, to 65,800 tons.

KYIV, Feb 15 - The commissioning of the new dual-track Beskydsky Tunnel in Lviv region will remove the existing problems and eliminate "bottlenecks of cargo traffic to Slovakia and Hungary, Acting Chairman of Ukrzaliznytsia Yevhen Kravtsov has told journalists during an inspection trip to Beskydsky Tunnel.