KYIV, Feb 3 – The surplus of Ukraine's consolidated balance of payments in 2019 was $6 billion, which is 2.1 times more than in 2018 ($2.9 billion), according to preliminary data from the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU). | More

KYIV, Feb 4 – Defense Minister Andriy Zahorodniuk and Finance and Treasury Minister of Turkey Berat Albayrak have signed an agreement on military and financial cooperation and a protocol between the governments of Ukraine and Turkey on the implementation of financial aid. | More

KYIV, Feb 4 – Epicenter K LLC (Kyiv), which is developing a network of hardware and home supply shopping centers in Ukraine, plans to open 15 new Furniture Centers (Tsentr Mebliv) in its shopping centers in 2020, begin entering external sites and strengthen online sales.
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KYIV, Feb 3 – Vodafone-Ukraine, the second largest Ukrainian mobile operator, places eurobonds for $500 million at 6.2% per annum, a source in the banking circles has told Interfax-Ukraine. | More

KYIV, Feb 3 – The supply in the primary housing market of Kyiv in 2019 decreased by 10% compared to 2018 (but still 40% more than in 2014), to 225 residential complexes for sale, the share of business and comfort class housing is raising, while single new projects appear in economy class. | More

KYIV, Feb 3 – Sales of new passenger cars in January 2020 increased by a third compared to the first month of 2019, to 7,000 units, according to AUTO-Consulting. | More

KYIV, Feb 3 - Tehran said Monday that it would stop sharing information with Kyiv about the downing of a Ukrainian jetliner last month, after a Ukrainian TV channel released leaked recordings from Iranian air traffic control, VOA reported. | More

KYIV, Feb 3 – Ukraine fell massively short on budget revenue targets in January following the hryvnia’s steep appreciation against U.S. dollar and due to w3eak natural gas prices, the Finance Ministry reported Monday. | More

KYIV, Feb 3 – Naftogaz Ukrayiny has agreed to return UAH 15 billion worth of natural gas kept in underground gas storage facilities to Ukrnafta, ending years of dispute between the two companies, Naftogaz director Yuriy Vitrenko said Monday. | More

KYIV, Feb 3 – Russia’s Gazprom paid the Ukrainian gas pipeline operator for shipping 5.52 billion cubic meters of gas to Europe in January, but moved only 2.55 Bcm, Serhiy Makogon, the head of GTSOU, reported. | More