KIEV, Jan. 13 – The decline of the hryvnia exchange rate is linked to seasonal factors such as the fall in business activity and revenue from export of grain crops, the main source of foreign currency in autumn, Deputy National Bank of Ukraine Governor Oleh Churiy said.

KIEV, Jan. 12 – The National Police on January 11 again unexpectedly raided the offices of Poltava Petroleum Company, a subsidiary of Britain's JKX Oil&Gas Plc with assets in Ukraine.

KIEV, Jan. 12 – French-based Engie (formerly GDF Suez SA) started natural gas imports to Ukraine on January 1, supplying 3.9 million cubic meters to the Ukrainian gas transportation system (GTS) in the first days of the month, Ukrtransgaz reported.

KIEV, Jan. 12 – Deutsche Trustee Company Limited, a trustee for $595 million of Dnipro-based PrivatBank notes maturing in 2018, has informed noteholders that it has no funds to pay the costs of investigating the implications on the notes of the terms of a Deposit Guarantee Fund Letter or a PrivatBank Letter.

KIEV, Jan. 15 - The Ukrainian government and its partners from China are discussing the construction of an oil refinery in Kherson or Odessa region, Energy and Coal Industry Minister Eduard Stavytsky told reporters in Kiev.

KIEV, Jan. 15 - Odessa oil refinery could pledge its movable property and mortgage immovable property to OAO VTB Bank (the Russian Federation) to secure loans, issued by the financial institution to Swisspro Capital Ltd. and affiliated persons.

KIEV, Jan. 15 – Borrowings to the general fund of the national budget of Ukraine in 2013 amounted to UAH 156.94 billion, which is 52.4%, or UAH 53.94 billion, more than in 2012, according to the State Treasury Service.

According to its data, external borrowings increased by 23.7%, or UAH 9.19 billion, to UAH 47.96 billion. Half of them accounted for the sale of two-year eurobonds worth $3 billion to Russia in late 2013.

KIEV, Jan. 15 - Ukraine is awaiting a reaction from Slovakia to a draft agreement that allows imports of natural gas from Europe via its pipelines, Energy and Coal Industry Minister Eduard Stavytskiy said Wednesday.

KIEV, Jan. 14 - The amount of net purchases by Ukrainians of foreign currency from banks in 2012 was equivalent to $10.2 billion, which was 24% down on 2011, the National Bank of Ukraine reported.

KIEV, Jan. 14 – Dnipropetrovsk-based Dniproavia, which is a part of the Ukrainian Aviation Group, which also includes AeroSvit (Kiev) and Donbassaero (Donetsk), has stopped all of its flights.