KIEV, Feb. 13 - McDonald's, the world??™s largest restaurant chain, plans to open four new restaurants in Ukraine this year bringing the total investment in the country to $92 mln, the company said Monday.

KIEV, Feb. 13 ??“ The PPF Group, a Czech financial holding that manages $8.5 bln in assets, seeks to buy an insurance company and a bank in Ukraine, a Ukrainian investment banker told Interfax-Ukraine.

KIEV, Feb. 11 ??“ UkrNafta, the biggest oil extraction company of Ukraine, increased sale of oil with gas condensate by 3.6% in 2004, or by 94,800 tons to 2,795,800 tons, the company reported on Thursday, Interfax-Ukraine reported.

KIEV, Feb. 11 ??“ UkrSibbank has been permitted by the Central Bank and the Antimonopoly Policy Ministry of the Russian Federation to buy corporate rights from a small Moscow bank, which will serve as the basis for an affiliate bank in Moscow, an UkrSibbank official said.

KIEV, Feb. 10 - Naftogaz Ukrayiny, the national oil and gas company, plans to build a natural gas pipeline in Eastern Europe, linking Ukraine with Bosnia, the former Yugoslavian republic, a Naftogaz official said Thursday.

KYIV, Jan 11 – The growth of the Ukrainian economy by the end of 2023 could exceed 5% thanks to larger-than-expected receipts of international financial assistance, a good harvest, the absence of interruptions in the energy system, a new sea corridor and the adaptability of entrepreneurs, Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Serhiy Nikolaychuk has said.

KYIV, Jan 11 – Deposits of Ukrainian residents in 2023 increased by 26.4%, to UAH 2.393 trillion, including of the population by 16.5%, to UAH 1.081 trillion, while of the corporate sector by 41%, to UAH 1.279 trillion, according to information on the website of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU).

KYIV, Jan 12 – Ukrzaliznytsia has launched its own chat service with an option of selling tickets in the Viber (ukr_railway) and Telegram (@Ukrzaliznytsia_Tickets_Bot) messengers, in the first version available for Intercity +trains.

KYIV Jan 13 – The cost of heating and hot water in the capital will not change this winter, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said Wednesday.

"The issue of tariffs is brought up every heating season. The cost of electricity and gas, which are the main components for heat production and hot water supply, is increasing. And this is the reason for revising tariffs for heat and hot water," the mayor said during an online briefing.

KYIV, Jan 12 – Ukraine’s exports of wheat dropped 9.8% on the year to 16.06 million metric tons in 2020, reflecting impact from the global coronavirus pandemic last year, the State Customs Service of Ukraine reported on Tuesday.