KYIV, July 12 - The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has lowered the forecast of international reserves by the end of 2018 to $20.7 billion from $21.6 billion, according to the Central Bank website.

KYIV, July 12 - The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has worsened expectations as of the growth of the Ukrainian economy in 2019 and predicts a slowdown to 2.5%, according to the central bank's website.

KYIV, July 12 - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has signed a contract with the firm Covington & Burling LLP (U.S.) for legal advice and representation in suits against the Russian Federation.

KYIV, July 13 – The Energy Community, the European Commission, and the World Bank consider temporary transfer of MGU natural gas pipelines assets into Naftogaz Ukrainy unacceptable.

KYIV, July 13 – Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman has urged parliament to draft a bill on the development of the automotive industry in Ukraine before September this year in order to create conditions for the arrival of foreign investors.

KYIV, July 13 – Some 4.6% of foreign direct investment (FDI) companies in Ukraine produce 34.9% of gross value added (GVA), according to a survey conducted by the German Advisory Group and Ukraine's Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting.

KYIV, July 13 - A Ukrainian intel agency has claimed it stopped a cyber attack against a chlorine plant that was launched using the notorious VPNFilter malware, The Register reported.

KIEV, July 14 – Pakistan is interested in developing cooperation with Ukraine in tank building, and the new Ukrainian main battle tank Oplot-M is considered as a viable alternative to the new Chinese main battle tank (MBT) 3000, the Pakistan Defense publication reported.

KIEV, July 14 – ArcelorMittal, the world's largest metal company, has no current plans to sell its assets in Kazakhstan, Ukraine or South Africa, the press service of ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih has said in response to an article published by KazTAG, a Kazakhstan news service.

KIEV, July 11 - Turboatom (Kharkiv), Ukraine's largest manufacturer of turbine equipment, has signed a contract with Donbasenergo to modernize power unit No. 6 at Sloviansk thermal power plant (Donetsk region).