KYIV, May 8 – Ukraine in January-April 2019 boosted exports of ferroalloys by 1.7% compared to the same period last year, to 314,073 tons.

According to customs statistics made public by the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine, exports of ferroalloys in monetary terms fell by 4.1%, to $345.188 million.
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KYIV, May 8 – Tenders for the development of hydrocarbon deposits on the basis of production sharing agreements (PSA) will allow Ukraine increasing oil and gas production and thereby enhance the country's energy security, according to the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC, Washington D.C.). | More

KYIV, May 8 – Exports of Ukrainian agricultural products in January-March 2019 increased by 22.5%, to $5.4 billion, the press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food has reported. | More

KYIV, May 8 – Ukraine in January-April decreased exports of pig iron in natural terms by 16.2% compared to the same period in 2018, to 858,069 tons.

According to customs statistics released by the State Fiscal Service, during this period exports of cast iron in monetary terms fell by 17.2%, to $281.394 million. | More

KYIV, May 8 – Ukraine reduced imports of crude oil (HS Code: 2709) by 31.4%, or 93,718 tons, in January-April 2019 compared to the same period in 2018, to 204,622 tons. | More

KYIV, May 8 – Ukraine’s power grid Ukrenergo has completed a cycle of tests of generating equipment of thermal power plants (TPPs), combined heat and power plants (CHPPs) and hydroelectric power plants (HPPs) to regulate frequency and capacity under the program to study the opportunities for harmonized operation of power grids of Ukraine and Moldova with the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E). | More

KYIV, May 8 – Ukraine in January-April 2019 increased revenue from exports of electricity by 21.6% or $23.639 million compared with January-April 2018, to $132.97 million, including $34.604 million in April alone. | More

KYIV, May 8 – President-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy has discussed with Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland plans regarding the fight against corruption and the Minsk format for resolving the conflict in eastern Ukraine. | More

KYIV, May 7 – The pumping of high-quality oil from Mozyr refinery of OAO Gomeltransneft Druzhba into the Druzhba pipeline system has been started in the direction of Ukraine, Ukrtransnafta reported. | More

KYIV, May 7 – European Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn has met with President-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv. | More