KYIV, Aug. 22 - Ukraine's president backed leading European powers on Thursday in opposing the readmission of Russia to the Group of Seven advanced economies, saying Moscow still occupied Crimea and was frustrating peace in eastern Ukraine, Reuters reported. | More

KYIV, Aug 22 – The Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) in Ukraine rose to 88.0 in July, which is 5.5 points higher, than the indicator in June, and the highest figure since August 2013, according to a study of Info Sapiens posted on the website of the company. | More

KYIV, Aug 22 – Finance Minister Oksana Markarova, Interior Minister Arsen Avakov and Healthcare Minister Ulana Suprun may stay in the Cabinet after reshuffle, David Arakhamia, a lawmaker from President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s party, said Thursday. | More

KYIV, Aug 22 – Skyrizon Aircraft, a Chinese private company, and Xinwei Technology Group in terms of seeking of over 50% of PJSC Motor Sich (Zaporizhia), undertook social and production obligations, including saving of jobs and salaries and ensuring orders on the proper for the plant level, a source in the government told Interfax-Ukraine. | More

KYIV, Aug 22 – The amendments into a resolution on public service obligations (PSO) introduced by the Cabinet of Ministers will help dropping electricity prices for non-domestic consumers by 10%-11% starting from September 1, presidential representative in the government Andriy Gerus said. | More

KYIV, Aug 22 – A proposal of presidential advisor on economic issues Oleh Ustenko to break up and sale Ukrzaliznytsia is lame, said Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelyan.
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KYIV, Aug 22 – Metro Cash & Carry Ukraine LLC (Metro C&C, Kyiv) will launch an online store for the clients of HoReCa food service industry, a company's press service said. | More

KYIV, Aug 22 – Kyiv's business court has returned a claim against Ukrnafta to the deputy prosecutor general of Ukraine who filed it as a representative of the interests of the state in the person of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine seeking to recover UAH 1.506 billion of penalty for dividends paid not in line with the schedule. | More

KYIV, Aug 22 – Kyiv's Economic Court has left undecided a claim of PrJSC President Hotel (Kyiv) on termination of an agreement signed with investment adviser Concord Consulting LLC, which won a tender of the State Property Fund of Ukraine (SPF) to prepare the 100% state-owned stake for privatization, and lifted a ban from the SPF on putting the hotel up for sale. | More

KYIV, Aug 21 – The Ukrainian energy system is capable of functioning without the supply of nuclear fuel from the Russian Federation, Ukraine's Minister of Energy and Coal Industry Ihor Nasalyk has stated. | More