KYIV, May 10 – The Irish low cost air carrier Ryanair is considering the possibility of opening its own data center in Ukraine, airline executive director Michael O'Leary has said in an interview with the Ukrainian Travel Gazette.

KYIV, May 11 – Ireland's low cost airline Ryanair is holding talks with five Ukrainian airports on launching flights and hopes to start flying to new destination in Ukraine in 2019, Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary said.

KYIV, May 11 – Primary registrations of electric cars (new and used) in Ukraine grew by 50% in January-April 2018 year-over-year, to 1,044 cars, the Ukrautoprom association has reported.

The share of used cars grew to 85% compared with 81% in January-April 2017.

KYIV, May 11 – The national energy company Naftogaz Ukrayiny expects the tribunal of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague would issue an award on merits under a lawsuit filed by the company against Russia over the seizure of assets of Naftogaz in Crimea in the first quarter of 2019, the company reported.

KYIV, May 11 – The Ukrainian government has approved a list of 26 large enterprises for privatization in 2018, including Centrenergo, Odesa Port-Side Plant, Turboatom, Zaporizhia Titanium and Magnesium Combine, United Mining-Chemical Company and Sumykhimprom.

KIEV, May 13 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has forecast that the Ukrainian grain harvest in 2015 will reach 55.33 million tons against 64.1 million tons in 2014.

In particular, the USDA projects that in 2015 Ukraine will harvest 22 million tons of wheat, 33.33 million tons of fodder grain, and 26 million tons of maize.

KIEV, May 13 – The Cabinet of Ministers has decided to put state stakes in four power generation companies, seven combined heat and power plants and 11 regional power generation companies up for sale in 2015.

KIEV, May 13 – The National Bank of Ukraine doesn't plan to raise the refinancing rate, according to NBU First Deputy Governor Oleksandr Pysaruk.

KIEV, May 13 – The Canadian authorities have decided to contribute $12 million to the Chernobyl Shelter Fund, Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs Rob Nicholson announced.

KIEV, May 13 - Ukraine is facing problems in talks with international creditors over a $1.5 billion loan for replenishing its gas reserves ahead of the winter, a senior official at the national energy company Naftogaz Ukrayiny said Wednesday.