KYIV, July 16 – The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) in July might reduce the refinancing rate by at least 0.5 percentage points (p.p.), to 17% per annum, bankers polled by Interfax-Ukraine believe.

KYIV, July 17 – Energoatom, which was obliged by the government to sell 90% of generated electricity outside the competitive market with the launch of a new model of the electricity market on July 1, is ready to increase supplies to the biggest industrial consumers complaining about power rates hikes, Energoatom President Yuriy Nedashkovsky said.

KYIV, July 17 – Ukrainian businesses expect a slowdown in inflation and not so strong devaluation of the national currency, according to findings of a regular survey of business expectations, conducted by the National Bank of Ukraine in the second quarter of this year.

KYIV, July 17 – Russia's Gazprom has boosted gas transit to the European Union through the territory of Ukraine by 25%, by 60 million cubic meters (mcm) per day, Ukrtransgaz has reported.

KYIV, July 16 – Large producers of beverages on Monday are working normally, despite the risk due to the situation at Dniproazot, industry sources said.

KYIV, July 16 - Ukrainian enterprises retain positive expectations about the macroeconomic situation in the country, according to the results of a survey conducted by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) in the second quarter of 2018.

KYIV, July 17 - Naftogaz Ukrayiny on July 13 appealed to the National Commission for Energy and Housing Utilities Services Regulation (NCER) with the proposal to change the methodology for calculating gas transportation tariffs, which could lead to a reduction in gas tariffs from 2019, the press service of Naftogaz said.

MOSCOW, July 17 - The Nord Stream gas pipeline that runs across the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany has been shut down completely for scheduled maintenance until the end of the month, European gas transport operators reported.

KYIV, July 17 - Ukrainian metallurgical enterprises in January-June 2018 kept natural gas consumption at the level of the same period of 2017, taking into account enterprises in the temporarily uncontrolled territory, at 935 million cubic meters.

KYIV, July 17 - The United States will soon give Ukraine $100 million to strengthen its defense capability, Ukrainian Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak has said.