KYIV, July 11 – The new Ukrainian chain of futuristic capsule hotels Monotel plans to open its first facility near Besarabska Square in August, and two more in Zoloti Vorota (Golden Gate) and near the Kyiv's bike track – by the end of 2019, the press service of the operator has told Interfax-Ukraine.

KYIV, July 11 – The budget of the Ukrainian Startups Fund is UAH 400 million, and it plans to issue grants in the amount of $25,000-75,000 at early stages, Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said.

KYIV, July 11 – Lowering the limit for the cost of duty free parcels from abroad from EUR 150 to EUR 100, which took effect on July 1 would worsen the conditions for purchase of goods by Ukrainians abroad, President of Meest Group, the mail and delivery group, Rostyslav Kysyl has said.

KYIV, July 11 – The cost of a 73.9% stake in Plant Kuznya on Rybalsky, owned by Prime Assets Capital investment fund belonging to Ukraine's fifth president Petro Poroshenko, under a sale and purchase agreement of November 15, 2018 signed with businessman Sergiy Tigipko's Ewins Limited amounted to $235.8 million, according to the annual report of the fund.

KYIV, July 12 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has reviewed downwards the forecast for export of Ukrainian wheat in 2019/20 agricultural year (July-June) by 0.5 million tons, to 19 million tons, and harvest – by 1 million tons, to 29 million tons, according to a July report of the USDA posted on its website.

KYIV, July 12 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) under EBRD's Ukrainian Sustainable Energy Lending Facility III (USELF III), a EUR 250 million facility to support renewable energy in Ukraine, will partially finance construction of the Dnepro-Bugsky wind farm with a planned capacity of 110 MW located in Oleksandrivka (Kherson region).

KYIV, July 12 – Ukraine’s economy will expand 3.2% in 2019 due to higher domestic demand, a faster growth than has been earlier projected, Dragon Capital investment bank said in a note.

KIEV, July 14 – Eastern Beverage Trading LLC, the vodka producer under Medoff brand, predicts that the shadow vodka turnover could be 60% by late 2016.

KIEV, July 14 - Azerbaijan and Ukraine seek to revive a project to ship Azeri crude oil to European markets through the Odessa-Brody oil pipeline, President Petro Poroshenko’s administration reported Thursday.

KIEV, July 12 – Representatives of National Nuclear Generating Company EnergoAtom have discussed a possibility of cooperation in infrastructure and engineering projects with Spain's IDOM Ingenieria, the Ukrainian company reported.