KYIV, Feb 14 – Ukraine is working with the European Commission to create a mechanism that would make the blockade unacceptable, Deputy Minister of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development Serhiy Derkach said at the Global Outlook: A Winning Vision conference organized by the European Business Association (EBA) on Wednesday.

KYIV, Feb 14 – The defense sector in Ukraine tripled over the past year, and in 2024 the industry is expected to swell six times, Deputy Minister for Strategic Industries Hanna Hvozdiar said at the Global Outlook: A Winning Vision conference organized by the European Business Association (EBA) on Wednesday.

KYIV, Feb 15 – Imports of goods to Ukraine in January 2024 increased by 6.3% compared to the same period last year – from $4.8 billion to $5.1 billion, while exports – by 9.7%, from $3.1 billion to $3.4 billion, the State Customs Service reported on Friday.

According to published information, in January 2024, trade turnover amounted to $8.5 billion, which is 7% more than the same period in 2023, and the negative balance of trade in goods, despite the rapid growth of exports, remained at $1.7 billion.

KYIV, Feb 15 – In January, business improved its assessments of both the current situation and expectations for the next six months for the second month in a row, it also improved expectations for three months and decreased the level of uncertainty for the next quarter – six months, these are the main results of the seventh monthly survey of enterprises "Ukrainian business in wartime" by the Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting (IER).

KYIV, Feb 15 – The scheduled repairs of certain units of nuclear and thermal generation in the near future, as well as the end of the flood, may lead to a shortage of electricity, Dmytro Sakharuk, Executive Director of DTEK, believes.

KYIV, Feb 12 – DTEK intends to launch pilot projects for the production of "green" hydrogen by the end of this year, CEO of DTEK Maksym Timchenko has said.

KYIV, Feb 12 – Ukraine is interested in further cooperation with Luxembourg in the field of innovative technologies, in particular, in the development of IT technologies, cybersecurity and digital development, and renewable energy sources, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said.

KYIV, Feb 12 - Ukraine from October 19, 2020 to February 11, 2021 reduced the reserves of natural gas in underground gas storage facilities (UGS) by 29.7% (by 8.44 billion cubic meters, bcm), to 20.002 billion cubic meters.

KYIV, Feb 14 - The number of contracts for the sale and purchase of apartments in Kyiv in 2017 grew by 8% compared to 2016, to 31,400, setting an absolute record, UTG consulting company has reported, with reference to data from the Ministry of Justice.

KYIV, Feb 14 - The economic sentiment indicator in Ukraine, calculated by the State Statistics Service, in the first quarter of 2018 was 110.1% compared with 104.3% and 105% in the fourth and third quarters of 2017 respectively, indicating its transition to the stage of recovery.