KYIV, Aug 21 – BASF plans to increase its share of the Ukrainian market of plant protection agents in 2018 by 1.5-2 percentage points to 17-17.5% with the acquisition of business assets of the German chemical company Bayer.

KYIV, Aug 27 – Ukraine in January-July of this year increased imports of aluminum ore and concentrate (bauxites) in natural terms by 6.3% compared to the same period in 2017, to 2.772 million tons.

KYIV, Aug. 28 - Ukraine has shut down its representative offices in member countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), RFE/RL reported on Tuesday.

The CIS is a loose grouping of former Soviet republics.

KYIV, Aug. 28 - Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR plans to expand into Ukraine’s small wholesale fuel market, AzerNews reported Tuesday.

KYIV, Aug 28 – The European Investment Bank (EIB) is mulling the provision of EUR 75mn loan to Ukraine for the financing of infrastructure investments related to urban road safety in five Ukrainian municipalities, including Kyiv, Odesa, Lviv, Dnipro and Kharkiv.

KYIV, Aug 28 - The Moody's Investors Service rating agency has upgraded Ukraine's ratings in Ukrainian and foreign currency from Caa3 to Caa2 with a "positive" outlook.

KYIV, Aug 23 – The U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) intends to issue Breach of Contract for Capital Markets political risk insurance for the $250 million loan raised by state nuclear power generating company Energoatom via Central Storage Safety Project Trust (Delaware) to develop and build the central spent nuclear fuel storage facility.

KYIV, Aug 23 - Electricity generation in Ukraine increased by 1.9% year-on-year in January-July 2017, to 90.07 billion kWh, the Energy and Coal Industry Ministry has told Interfax-Ukraine.

KYIV, Aug 23 - The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has lifted restrictions on the issuance of cash in foreign currency and banking metals from current and deposit accounts through cash desks and ATMs, the NBU reported on the website.

KYIV, Aug 23 – The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), a self-sustaining U.S. government agency, will issue a loan for $10 million to Agroprosperis Bank and guarantees for a $7.8 million loan to PJSC Bank Vostok, according to the OPIC website.