KYIV, Dec 10 – The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) and People's Bank of China (PBC) have renewed the Chinese Remnimbi/hryvnia bilateral currency swap arrangement for another three years, the NBU has reported on its website.

KYIV, Dec 11 – Uzbekistan has gradually started the customs clearance of goods of Ukrainian origin, which were previously blocked, the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade reported in response to a request from the Ukrtsukor National Association of Sugar Producers.

KIEV, Dec. 9 – The National Bank of Ukraine has retained its refinancing rate at 14%. The bank has announced its decision to conduct a more moderate monetary policy to curb inflationary consequences of the increase of the minimum wage to UAH 3,200 a month.

KIEV, Dec. 10 - Ukraine's central bank keeps trying to shut them down but they keep surviving: 'zombie banks' are roiling the impoverished country's financial system through the help of allegedly crooked courts, AFP reported.

KIEV, Dec. 8 - Luhansk Energy Union LLC (LEU) said it has continued cutting the power supply to the capacities of the Popasna district water canal utility, which supplies water to the territories uncontrolled by Ukraine.

KIEV, Dec. 8 - The operators of the gas transportation system in Ukraine and Poland, Uktransgaz and Gaz-System S.A., have signed an agreement that sets down the terms for cooperating in the design and construction of a gas interconnection, Ukrtransgaz reported.

KIEV, Dec. 9 - Consumer prices in Ukraine in November rose by 1.8%, while in October they increased by 2.8%, in September by 1.8%, the State Statistics Service reported.

KIEV, Dec. 9 - Industrial prices in Ukraine in November rose by 2.2%, while in October they grew by 5.4% and in September by 2.6%, the State Statistics Service said.

KIEV, Dec. 9 – The State Space Agency of Ukraine (SSAU) expressed hope that the first Ukrainian communications satellite Lybid, built in cooperation with Canada and Russia could be launched in 2017.

KIEV, Dec. 9 – The Ukrainian power grid is to be fully integrated into the European energy system in 2017, while today only the Burshtyn Energy Island is working in it, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk said.