VOLODYMYR-VOLYNSKY, April 15 – Volodymyr-Volynsky Poultry Farm (Volyn region) will invest EUR 38 million in the construction of a new poultry processing facility, which will allow doubling production, director general of the company Alina Sych has said.

KYIV, April 16 – Kyiv's business court took a break until after presidential election to decide the fate of Privatbank, once the country’s largest bank that was nationalized in 2016.

KYIV, April 16 - National nuclear energy generating company Energoatom in January-March 2018 reduced electricity production by 7.5% (by 1.793 billion kilowatt-hours) year-over-year, to 22.045 billion kWh, the press service of the company has said.

KYIV, April 16 – The movement AutoEuroForce intends to hold a picket outside the building of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on Wednesday, against the increase in prices for gasoline and diesel fuel, leader of the movement Oleh Yaroshevich has said.

KYIV, April 13 - National Nuclear Generating Company Energoatom expects the Cabinet of Ministers soon to approve documents for a tender to attract a partner in the project on the creation of the Ukraine-EU Energy Bridge, Energoatom's press service has reported, citing the company's president, Yuriy Nedashkovsky.

KYIV, April 13 – The devaluation of the Russian ruble after the introduction of new sanctions by the United States against companies, oligarchs and officials of the Russian Federation would not affect the Ukrainian currency market, according to banker poll.

KYIV, April 16 – Exports of Ukrainian agriculture products to European countries in January-February 2018 increased by 28.1%, or by $224.7 million, and amounted to $1.025 billion compared to the same period of 2017, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food reported citing deputy minister for European integration, Olha Trofimtseva.

KIEV, April 15 - Fitch Ratings has downgraded Metinvest B.V.'s (Metinvest) Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to 'RD' (Restricted Default) from 'CCC', following the company's disclosure of a continuing payment default under its pre-export financing (PXF) facilities for a total $113 million.

KIEV, April 15 – The leaders in state corruption in Ukraine are the State Fiscal Service, State Agency for Land Resources and the State Road Inspectorate, according to a poll conducted among 2,700 heads of Ukrainian businesses.

KIEV, April 16 – The Ukrainian crop protection agent market in 2014 fell by 15%, to EUR 600 million, according to BASF chemical concern.

BASF Crop Protection Manager in Ukraine, Moldova and the Caucasian countries Tom Wetjen told reporters that the reasons for the decline were the difficult economic conditions in the country, the devaluation of the hryvnia, and farmers experiencing a lack of funds.