KYIV, Feb 17 – Coke and chemical plants of Ukraine in January this year imported 770,000 tons of raw coking coal concentrate, which is 14.6% more than in the same period last year.

KYIV, Feb 17 - Metinvest B.V. in 2020 reduced sales of products in Europe by 21% compared to the previous year, to $2.851 billion.

According to the audited consolidated financial results for 2020, sales in Europe fell mainly due lower sales prices for steel products. This was also affected by a decrease in sales of semi-finished products by 31% and iron ore products by 48%. As a result, the region's share in total revenue decreased by 7 percentage points (p.p.) compared to the previous year, to 27%.

KYIV, Feb 17 – The share of shadow economy in Ukraine in 2018 was estimated at 23.8% of GDP, or UAH 846 billion, according to preliminary results of an Ernst & Young study supported by Mastercard, published by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU).

KYIV, Feb 18 – Ukrposhta, the state-owned postal service, plans to boost investment program 19 times to UAH 1.6 billion in 2020, Ukrposhta CEO Igor Smelyansky said.

KYIV, Feb 18 – The volume of money transfers to Ukraine using international money transfer systems in 2019 exceeded the amount of funds sent abroad by almost six times, according to the National Bank of Ukraine's (NBU) website.

KYIV, Feb 18 – Ukrainian banks in the fourth quarter of 2019 reduced interest rates on hryvnia loans for businesses by 2.4 percentage points (p.p.), to 15.7% per annum, following a reduction in the refinancing rate by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU).

KYIV, Feb 18 – Consumer sentiment of Ukrainians in January worsened by 3.1 points, to 89 points on a 200-point scale, according to Info Sapiens, a research agency.

KYIV, Feb 15 – The share of Carlsberg Ukraine, one of the largest producers of beer and non-alcoholic products in Ukraine, in the Ukrainian beer market in 2018 was 32.5% in physical terms, which is 1.3 percentage points (pp) higher than in 2017.

KYIV, Feb 15 – Naftogaz Ukrayiny expects Parliament will soon adopt draft law on concession No. 8125 in the second reading to intensify the unbundling and transfer of the gas transmission system (GTS) to the management of an independent operator.

KYIV, Feb 15 – The amount of money transfers to Ukraine using international payment systems in 2018 was eight times more than the sum of money sent from Ukraine.