KYIV, Jan 17 – The main obstacle to doing business in December was interruptions in electricity, water and heat supply, this was noted by 80% of enterprises, but since November this figure has grown by only 2%, these are the results of the seventh monthly survey of enterprises "Ukrainian business in wartime" of the Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting (IER).

KYIV, Jan 17 – The money supply in Ukraine in 2021 increased by 12%, to UAH 2.072 trillion, while in 2020 this figure grew by 28.7% (to UAH 1.850 trillion), preliminary data show monetary statistics on the website of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU).

KYIV, Jan 17 – Ukrainian businesses have worsened expectations for a slowdown in inflation in the next 12 months to 8.7% from 7.8% in the previous quarter of 2021, but improved expectations for the devaluation of the hryvnia to UAH 28.15/$1 from UAH 28.50/$1.

KYIV, Jan 18 – The Austrian-based Head Group has received permission from the State Inspectorate for Architecture and Urban Planning of Ukraine to start the construction of the Head Vinnytsia plant on the territory of the Winter Sport industrial park, Andriy Ocheretny, the deputy mayor of Vinnytsia, said on Facebook.

KYIV, Jan 19 – Ukraine has steeply accelerated use of natural gas from its underground gas storage facilities in reaction to freezing air temperatures across the country over the past two days, Ukrtransgaz, which operates the facilities, reported.

KYIV, Jan 19 – Ukraine’s consumer confidence index plunged 26.3 points to 65.9 points at the end of 2020, reflecting a negative economic impact from the coronavirus pandemic, according to a study by Info Sapiens agency.

KYIV, Jan 18 – Power generation in the Integrated Power System of Ukraine in 2020 decreased 3.3% compared to the same period in 2019, to 148.81 billion kWh, the Ministry of Energy reported.

KYIV, Jan 18 – The State Property Fund (SPF) warned on Monday that undisclosed oligarchic groups through coordinated attacks by law enforcement organs are trying to reduce value of several state assets ahead of privatization later this year.

KYIV, Jan 19 – Ukrainian and French companies will sign major contracts, including contract for supply of Alstom electric locomotives, during upcoming visit by French President Emmanuel Macron, Vadym Omelchenko, Ukrainian Ambassador to France, said.

KYIV, Jan 19 – Ukraine’s winter grain crops will fare well under a thick cover of snow during the spell of freezing weather this week, Tetiana Adamenko, head of the Weather Center’s agrometeorological department, said Tuesday.