KYIV, Dec 13 – Leaders of the Ukrainian association of scrap metal and recoverable resources (UAVtormetresurs) has asked the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine with a request to ensure transparent and equal conditions for all participants of tenders where scrap metal of Ukrzaliznytsia is sold.

KYIV, Dec 12 - Over 4,000 Ukrainian enterprises were seized in Crimea, and Ukraine sent an information letter to the International Criminal Court (ICC) on ten cases of violation of private property rights, Ukrainian Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko has said.

KYIV, Dec 13 – The Cabinet of Ministers appointed Volodymyr Kudrytsky as a representative of the state to the supervisory board of national joint-stock company Naftogaz Ukrayiny, the government reported.

KYIV, Dec 13 – The Cabinet of Ministers started the process of selecting international partners for joint management of the Ukrainian gas transport system (GTS).

The decision was made by the government at a Wednesday meeting.

KYIV, Dec 13 – The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund (EIF) – jointly the EIB Group – have signed a guarantee agreement with Oschadbank to support EUR 50 million of lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ukraine, the financial institution has said in a press release.

KYIV, Dec 14 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) would provide a EUR 150 million loan for the electrification of 253 km railway line Dolynska-Mykolaiv-Kolosivka, in south Ukraine.

KYIV, Dec 14 – The newly created SkyUp will start operating from April 2018 and plans to service international charter flights in its first year of operation, as well as launch regular domestic and international flights.

KIEV, Dec. 15 – State-run enterprise United Mining-Chemical Company managing Vilnohirsk state mining and metallurgical plant (Dnipropetrovsk region) and Irshansk state mining and processing plant (Zhytomyr region) has finished incorporation and reorganized into a public joint-stock company.

KIEV, Dec. 15 - Ukraine won’t buy any Russian natural gas this winter unless Gazprom agrees to sign an amendment to the contract, Andriy Kobolev, the head of the national energy company Naftogaz Ukrayiny, said Thursday.

KIEV, Dec. 14 – The National Bank of Ukraine has extended temporary restrictions in effect on the monetary, credit and currency markets due to risks to price and financial stability, the regulator reported on its website.