KYIV, Oct 5 – The embargo on imports of Russian cement clinker imposed by the Ukrainian government at the end of August would not create a shortage of products on the Ukrainian cement market, Head of the Ukrcement association of cement producers Pavlo Kachur said. | More

KYIV, Oct 4 – The World Bank has lowered its forecast for growth of Ukraine's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2018 to 3.3% from 3.5%, Lead Economist and Program Leader covering Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine at the World Bank Faruk Khan said in Kyiv on Thursday. | More

KYIV, Oct 4 – Parliament registered a draft law on the ratification of the memorandum of understanding and the credit agreement between Ukraine and the EU regarding macro-financial assistance in the amount of up to EUR 1 billion. | More

KYIV, Oct 4 – Eight out of 24 banks, participating in the stress tests of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) require additional capitalization for the total amount of UAH 6.1 billion, the central bank has reported on its website. | More

KYIV, Oct 4 – Ukraine from October 2 through October 6 has suspended imports of natural gas from Slovakia, as Ukrtransgaz is conducting the scheduled repair, the company has said. | More

KYIV, Oct 4 – The National Commission for the State Regulation of Energy, Housing and Utilities Services (NCER) had grounds for refusing to approve the proposal of National Nuclear Generating Company Energoatom to increase its tariff from 54 kopecks per kWh to 71.5 kopecks per kWh, Head of the commission Oksana Kryvenko has said in response to critics from Energoatom Head Yuriy Nedashkovsky. | More

KYIV, Oct 3 – Chernihiv-based TK-Style garment factory, part of the Textile-Contact group of companies, has received an order to make 5,000 light overcoats for officers of the Army of Poland, the group's press service said on Wednesday. | More

KYIV, Oct 3 - Energy Resources of Ukraine (ERU) will buy over 200 million cubic meters (mcm) of natural gas from Poland's PGNiG for its subsequent supply to JSC Ukrtransgaz for production and technological needs. | More

KYIV, Oct 3 - The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) has received an economic response about the groundlessness of using the Rotterdam+ formula, another examination will still be carried out, on the basis of which a final decision will be made, director of the bureau Artem Sytnyk said. | More

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 - The U.S. Senate has backed a resolution on the 1930s-era Ukrainian famine known as the Holodomor, a move hailed by President Petro Poroshenko, RFE/RL reported. | More