WASHINGTON, March 14 - The US has information suggesting China has expressed some openness to providing Russia with requested military and financial assistance as part of its war on Ukraine, a Western official and a US diplomat told CNN, and is conveying what it knows to its NATO allies, CNN reported.

KYIV, March 15 – The international rating agency S&P Global Ratings has confirmed the long-term sovereign ratings of Ukraine in foreign and national currency on the global scale at "B" level, ratings on the national scale at "uaA" and short-term ratings at "B", the outlook for long-term ratings is stable.

KYIV, March 15 – Rinat Akhmetov, a Ukrainian businessman with assets in steel, mining, energy and media, topped the list of wealthiest Ukrainians with a fortune of $7.6 billion in 2020, Forbes Ukraine reported Monday.

KYIV, March 15 – The Ukrainian paper producer Kokhavynska Paper Factory (KPF) will expand due to a EUR 13.8 million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the press service of the EBRD reported on Monday.

KYIV, March 12 – Ukraine will apply 2.5% rate of tax in capital amnesty bill suggested by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy if the said funds are invested in Ukrainian domestic debt, Olga Trifonova, Director, Head of Transfer Pricing Practice at PwC Ukraine, said.

KYIV, March 15 – President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced an investigation into the lawfulness of privatization of strategic enterprises and subsoil deposits in the country by individuals.

KYIV, March 15 – Local authorities locked down the popular Ukrainian ski resort Bukovel in the Carpathians on March 12 after an outbreak of coronavirus pandemic in the region, Head of Ivano-Frankivsk Regional State Administration Andriy Boichuk said.

KYIV, March 15 – Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksiy Danilov has said that at the meeting of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC), said the government will return aircraft engine maker Motor Sich into state’s ownership.

KYIV, March 12 – The Ukrainian industrial company Interpipe, in connection with the global coronavirus pandemic, has decided to introduce additional measures aimed at preventing the appearance of the virus at the company's enterprises.

KYIV, March 12 – The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) in April could review inflation forecast depending on developments, the central bank reported on its website.