KYIV, Feb 16 – Viber messenger app is the most popular application used on Ukrainian cell phones, followed by Facebook Messenger, Telegram and WattsApp, according to data released by Kyivstar, the country’s biggest cell phone company.

KYIV, Feb 16 - Metinvest B.V., Ukraine’s largest steel and mining company, increase net income by 54% to $526 million in 2020 from $341 million in 2019, the company reported Tuesday.

The company said its profit margin rose to 5% in 2020 from 3% in 2019.

KYIV, Feb 15 – Ukrgazvydobuvannia, part of Naftogaz Group, has announced a tender for the purchase of an in-depth hydrocarbon extraction unit with an expected cost of $145.72 million for the construction of the country's largest LPG plant at Krestyschenske gas processing department (Kharkiv region).

KYIV, Feb 15 – The Naftogaz Group has signed a memorandum of cooperation with OMV Petrom (Romania) in the implementation of joint projects for the exploration and production of gas in Ukraine, the company's press service said on Monday.

KYIV, Feb 15 - According to the forecasts of Naftogaz Ukrayiny, the country should exit the 2020-2021 heating season with natural gas reserves in underground storage facilities (UGS) of around 17 billion cubic meters, thus exceeding the figure for the 2019-2020 season.

KYIV, Feb 15 – Mubadala, the investment fund of the United Arab Emirates, has signed memorandums of understanding with 18 largest Ukrainian companies to explore investment opportunities, Mubadala reported.

KYIV, Feb 14 – Nova Poshta International does not plan to suspend delivery of items to/from China, the company's press service has told Interfax-Ukraine.

"As regards parcels from China, they are delivered as usual. For this, when ordering from Aliexpress, customers need to specify the Aliexpress Standard Shipping delivery service and select the nearest Nova Poshta office from the list of available ones," the company noted.

KYIV, Feb 14 – The growth of gross domestic product (GDP) of Ukraine in October-December 2019 amounted to 1.5% compared to the same period in 2018, while in the previous quarters the growth rate was higher: 4.1% in the third, 4.6% in the second and 2.5% in the first.

KYIV, Feb 13 – Odesa seaport handled 2.03 million tons of cargo in January 2020, which is 4.67% more than in January 2019.

According to the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority, for the specified period, the port increased the transshipment of exported cargo by 15.2% compared to January last year to 1.622 million tons, reduced the transshipment of imported goods – by 17.9%, to 306,000 tons, cabotage goods – by 35.9% to 98,190 tons. Transshipment of transit cargo decreased by 52.5% to 1,830 tons.

KYIV, Feb 13 – Poqwer generation by all power plants of state-owned enterprise Energoatom in January 2020 decreased by 3.5% (by 285.1 million kWh) compared to the same period last year, to 7.826 billion kWh.