KIEV, March 16 – The National Bank of Ukraine has issued a resolution to support liquidity of PrivatBank (Dnipropetrovsk), the largest Ukrainian bank, and to provide a new sum of the stabilization credit of UAH 1.215 billion for two years to ensure the timely fulfillment of the bank's liabilities to depositors-individuals.

KIEV, March 17 - Fitch Ratings announced it has downgraded Ukraine-based DTEK Energy B.V.'s (DTEK) Long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) to 'C' from 'CCC.'

KIEV, March 17 – DTEK, the largest private energy holding of Ukraine, has confirmed that as a part of the investigation by the Swiss authorities into the activities of some former Ukrainian officials, the company has presented financial and legal documents of its Swiss subsidiaries to law-enforcement agencies of Switzerland for study.

KIEV, March 17 – Spectechnoexport, a subsidiary of state enterprise Ukrspecexport, and the Defense Ministry of Indonesia have finished work on a draft contract for the supply of Ukrainian BTR-4 armored personnel carriers (APCs) to Indonesian Navy, Ukroboronprom Concern reported.

KIEV, March 18 – The Infrastructure Ministry plans to return to the realization of a project on the creation of a Ukrainian-Czech joint venture of Zaporizhia Electric Locomotive Repair Plant and Skoda Transportation for the production of locomotives, Minister Maksym Burbak said at a briefing in Kiev.

KIEV, March 18 – PrivatBank (Dnipropetrovsk), the largest bank in Ukraine announced it has temporarily suspended the servicing of its clients in Crimea.

KIEV, March 15 – The All-Ukrainian Association of Car Importers and Dealers (VAAID) in connection with Ukraine's decision to impose special import duties on cars with the engines of 1,000-2,200 cc for three years, which are to come into force in 30 days, is intending to recommend vehicle importers import and perform the customs clearance of cars during these 30 days under the old system without special duties.

KIEV, March 18 – The restoration of operations of AeroSvit Airline at present depends on court proceedings linked to the company's bankruptcy procedure, the head of the company's supervisory board, Gregory Gurtovoy, said at a press conference in Kiev.

ODESSA, March 18 - Odessa Regional Prosecutor Oleksandr Halkin has asked Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Kozak to facilitate the elimination of the consequences of an oil spill in the Black Sea, the Odessa Regional Prosecutor's Office has reported.

KIEV, March 18 - Ukraine will make a “serious diversification” of natural gas imports this year unless Russia agrees to lower its gas prices, Energy and Coal Industry Minister Eduard Stavytskiy said Monday.

Ukraine will probably be importing gas at $250 to $280 per 1,000 cubic meters in the second half of the year, down from $406/1,000 cu m in the first quarter, he said.