KIEV, May 11 – The Energy Community Secretariat after analyzing the Naftogaz Ukrayiny unbundling plan proposed by Ukraine's Energy and Coal Industry Ministry has recommended that public joint-stock company Ukrgazvydobuvannia remain with Naftogaz Ukrayiny, said Mykhailo Bno-Airiian, director of the Ukrainian Energy and Coal Industry Ministry's Planning and European Integration Department.

KIEV, May 10 – Inflation in Ukraine in April from March accelerated to 3.5% from 1% March to February and 0.4% in February from January, the State Statistics Service reported.

KIEV, May 8 – State Food-Grain Corporation could provide around UAH 800 million for forward purchases of wheat and corn in 2015 to finance exports to China.

KIEV, May 8 – Naftogaz Ukrayiny demands that Kyivenergo and Kiev City Administration take measures to pay a debt for natural gas consumed in order to resume hot water supply to Kiev residents.

KIEV, May 8 – Antonov State Enterprise (Kiev) will help Saudi Arabia in engineering and organizing production of Saudi analog of multipurpose An-32 aircraft – An-132 with the carrying capacity of 9.2 tons, the enterprise told Interfax-Ukraine.

KIEV, May 8 – Motor Sich (Zaporizhia) is holding negotiations with Poland's PZL Swidnik on cooperation in joint assembly and modernization of helicopters at production facilities in Poland.

KIEV, May 8 - Azovobschemash, part of Azovmash (both based in Mariupol, Donetsk region) has started shipping a third batch of special-purpose equipment for the Cyclone-4 rocket complex being built by Ukraine and Brazil at the Alcantara Space Center in Brazil.

KIEV, May 8 – Ukraine's GDP will contract by 5% in 2014, reflecting weak investor and consumer confidence, while Ukraine’s economic prospects will improve in the medium-term., according to the Ukrainian government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

MOSCOW, May 8 – European countries and Ukraine are actively increasing imports of Russian gas in anticipation of a new transit crisis that could erupt from the beginning of June.

WASHINGTON, May 8 - The International Monetary Fund might adjust the program of cooperation with Ukraine if the situation in the east of the country worsens, IMF Communications Department Director Gerry Rice said.