KYIV, Jan 12 - The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank’s private sector arm, may acquire a stake in the state-owned Ukrgasbank in early 2021, First Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Kateryna Rozhkova said.

KYIV, Jan 12 – The National Bank of Ukraine’s net forex reserves increased 19% over the past 30 days to $18.1 billion after the government had raised at least $3.5 billion from capital markets, the NBU reported.

KYIV, Jan 11 – Delfast, an electric bike company, is seeking to raise funds to start manufacturing in Ukraine in addition to its existing production facility in China after receiving $120 million in orders worldwide.

KYIV, Jan 10 – Ernest Airlines flights from Italy to Ukraine were canceled due to problems with leasing. Weather conditions in Kyiv also prevented departure.

KYIV, Jan 9 – Consumer price growth in Ukraine in 2019 slowed to 4.1% compared to 9.8% in 2018, the State Statistics Service of Ukraine has reported.

Ukraine’s inflation rates over the past years were as follows: 13.7% in 2017, 12.4% in 2016, and 43.3% in 2015.

KYIV, Jan 10 – Ukraine’s Business Activity Outlook Index (BAOI) declined to 48.6 in December 2019 suggesting a growing negative business sentiment in the country, the National Bank of Ukraine said in a report.

KYIV, Jan 9 – The transportation agreement between Naftogaz Ukrayiny and Gazprom is confidential, so the company cannot voice the margin specified in the document, Yuriy Vitrenko, the executive director of Naftogaz, has stated.

KYIV, Jan 9 – The Ukrainian gas transmission and underground gas storage facility operators plan to hold a joint road show for the provision of services to transport gas over short distances, the head of Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine (GTSOU) LLC, Serhiy Makogon, said.

KYIV, Jan 9 – The Ministry of Digital Transformation together with the relevant committee of the Verkhovna Rada are working on the preparation of a tax reform for the IT industry, which provides for the establishment of a single tax at the level of 4-7% of the companies' turnover.

KIEV, Jan. 11 – The board of the National Bank of Ukraine on January 10 issued decision No. 14-rsh/BT on placing Platinum Bank (Kiev) on the list of insolvent banks.