KYIV, Sept 18 – The Ukrainian government at the talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached an agreement in principal on the gradual increase of the price of gas to the level of the imported price parity by 2020, Board Chairman of national energy company Naftogaz Ukrayiny Andriy Kobolev said. | More

KYIV, Sept 18 – The Ukrainian insurance market in the volume of insurance premiums collected in 2017 in foreign currency equivalent was 61st in the world, and in the pace of growth it was among the top ten most dynamic global markets, member of the National Commission for Financial Service Markets Regulation Oleksandr Zaletov said, speaking at the 18th International Financial Forum in Odesa last week. | More

KYIV, Sept 18 – Some 66 companies have been selected to participate in the Energy Efficiency Project of GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH) and Economic Development and Trade Ministry of Ukraine. | More

KYIV, Sept 18 - Ukraine in January-August 2018 increased steel pipe exports by 7.3% compared to the same period in 2017, to 434,600 tons, of which 70.2% accounted for seamless, 29.8% for welded pipes, according to the state-owned Derzhzovnishinform. | More

KYIV, Sept 17 – President Petro Poroshenko said the financing of the country's armed forces has increased by almost three times, and a Ukrainian soldier will receive at least UAH 10,000 (about $358 at the current forex rate) per month from January 1, 2019, the presidential press service reported Monday. | More

KYIV, Sept 17 – Ukraine's Finance Ministry in 2019 plans to place eurobonds for the amount of UAH 102.9 billion or $3.5 billion on the foreign loan market, taking into account the forecast hryvnia exchange rate to the U.S. dollar. | More

KYIV, Sept 17 - Ukraine from September 12 to September 15 suspended supplies and transit shipments of natural gas along the Hungarian route in connection with scheduled preventive repairs in this direction, according to the operator of Ukraine's gas transport system, JSC Ukrtransgaz. | More

KYIV, Sept 17 – The Ukrainian government has proposed that Parliament assigns UAH 2.31 billion from the national budget in 2019 to restructure, liquidate coal and peat companies and support their construction. | More

KYIV, Sept 17 – The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has signed a memorandum with national energy company Ukrenergo and private joint-stock company Ukrhydroenergo to counter cyber threats and develop effective cybersecurity system in the state. | More

KYIV, Sept 17 – National energy company Naftogaz Ukrayiny plans to issue $500 million-$1 billion eurobonds in October 2018, Naftogaz Board Chairman Andriy Kobolev has said. | More