KYIV, Feb 17 - A Russian-administered court in Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula ruled on Sunday to detain four Ukrainian fisherman for 10 days as civil punishment for "illegally fishing" in the Sea of Azov where they were detained and had their boat impounded the previous day, RFE/RL reported. | More

KYIV, Feb 17 – Alfa-Bank has improved Ukraine’s real GDP growth forecast for 2020 from 3% to 3.2% and expects economic growth to reach 3.8% in 2021, according to the bank's macroeconomic forecast under the base case (most probable) posted on its website last week.
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MUNICH, Feb 17 – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on Ukraine's international partners and business representatives to become involved in the implementation of infrastructure and social projects in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions affected by the armed conflict. | More

KYIV, Feb 17 – The Naftogaz Group in the Permanent Court of Arbitration (the Hague) proceedings against the Russian Federation has submitted the updated assessment of compensation for its assets that the Russian Federation unlawfully expropriated in Crimea," Naftogaz reported on Monday. | More

KYIV, Feb 14 – The business confidence indicator in Ukraine, calculated by the State Statistics Service, in the first quarter of 2020 amounted to 103% compared to 113.4% and 105.9%, respectively, in the fourth and first quarters of 2019. | More

KYIV, Feb 14 – The deficit of Ukraine's balance of foreign trade in 2019 totaled $3.63 billion, which is 41.5% less than in 2018 ($6.21 billion) and this is linked to the sharp improvement of trade in services with Russia, the State Statistics Service has reported. | More

KYIV, Feb 14 – Money supply in Ukraine in January 2020 increased by 2%, to UAH 1.467 trillion, according to preliminary data of monetary statistics posted by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU). | More

KYIV, Feb 14 – The situation in Ukrnafta is under control, and the recent worsening of its financial indicators is linked to the crude oil price drop, Head of the supervisory board of the company, Executive Director of Naftogaz Ukrayiny Yuriy Vitrenko said. | More

KYIV, Feb 14 – Ukrgazvydobuvannia (UGV) reduced natural gas output amid exodus of top specialists from the company, including the top management, Naftogaz Ukrayiny Executive Officer Yuriy Vitrenko said. | More

KYIV, Feb 14 – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has assured the business association of being open to cooperation and willingness to listen to all proposals, in particular regarding legislative changes that will improve the business climate and will be aimed at increasing the economy and the well-being of citizens. | More