KYIV, Dec 9 – ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih (Dnipropetrovsk region) refutes the information of the Russian Defense Ministry about the alleged presence of rocket and artillery weapons at the enterprise, which was attacked by the occupiers.

KYIV, Dec 9 – Real gross domestic product (GDP) of Ukraine in the third quarter of 2022 fell by 30.8% compared to the third quarter of 2021 after falling by 37.2% in the second quarter and 15.1% in the first of this year , such an operational assessment was published by the State Statistics Service on Friday.

KYIV, Dec 9 – The growth of consumer prices in Ukraine in November 2022 slowed down to 0.7% from 2.5% in October, 1.9% in September, 1.1% in August, having returned to the level of July, the State Statistics Service of Ukraine said on Friday.

KYIV, Dec 9 - The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) forecast that foreign direct investment (FDI) by the end of 2022 will be $3.5 billion higher than previously estimated and will amount to $6.5 billion, Deputy Governor of the NBU Sergiy Nikolaychuk said.

KYIV, Dec 9 – The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) has permitted the fintech company Kaspi.kz (Kazakhstan) to acquire BTA Bank (Kyiv).

As the AMCU press service told Interfax-Ukraine, the committee made such a decision at a meeting on Thursday.

KYIV, Dec 10 – The Ukrainian Association of Secondary Metals (UAVtormet) predicts a reduction in collection of ferrous scrap and the emergence of its shortage in the Ukrainian market after an increase in the export duty from EUR 58 to EUR 180 per ton.

KYIV, Dec 9 - Potential military aggression by Russia lowers the price of Ukrainian assets and increases inflation risks, Sergiy Nikolaychuk, the deputy head of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), said.

KYIV, Dec 10 – Energy Minister Herman Haluschenko has asked the government to dismiss the chief of the country country’s nuclear safety inspectorate for alleged delays in certification of new power generation technology.

KYIV, Dec 10 - The growth of consumer prices in Ukraine on an annual basis in November 2021 slowed to 10.3% from 10.9% in October and from 11% in September, the State Statistics Service as reported.

KYIV, Dec 11 – Activity of international and Ukrainian retailers has revived attention of developers to building retail real estate in all large cities of Ukraine, UTG consulting company (Kyiv) reported.