KYIV, March 7 – The Kharkiv international airport is holding the negotiations with Ireland's low cost airline Ryanair on the launch of flights to Germany, Poland and the Mediterranean countries, Commercial Director of the airport Vladyslav Illin has said in an interview with the V Otpusk publication.

KYIV, March 7 – Ukraine in January-February imported 1.250 million tons of petroleum products, such as petrol, diesel fuel, fuel oil, jet fuel, or 20.2% more than during the same period of 2018.

KYIV, March 7 – ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine’s largest steel mill, plans to increase iron ore extraction by 8.6% in 2019 compared to last year, to 25.2 million tons from 23.2 million tons.

KYIV, March 7 – The ongoing strength of the hryvnia in recent weeks has been backed by stable supply of foreign currency and favorable external environment, the National Bank of Ukraine reported.

KYIV, March 11 – Ukraine in January and February 2019 increased revenue from exports of electricity by 30.6% or $9.168 million compared with January and February 2018, to $64.847 million, including $34.093 million in February alone.

KYIV, March 11 – Fitch Ratings has affirmed Ukraine's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'B-' with a Stable Outlook.

KYIV, March 11 – The audit of state-run defense equipment supplier Ukroboronprom will be completed by the end of the current year, President Petro Poroshenko said in reaction to a recent corruption scandal at the company.

KYIV, March 7 – The state gas producer Ukrgazvydobuvannia is introducing Petrel, Eclipse and Techlog software platforms of Schlumberger, a provider of technologies to the oil and gas industry, for 3D modeling of fields, the company's press service reported.

KYIV, March 7 – The national energy company Naftogaz Ukrayiny sees the shortfall in earnings from Russian gas transit at $20 billion over the low tariff set in a contract with Russia's Gazprom, Naftogaz Chief Commercial Director Yuriy Vitrenko said.

KYIV, March 6 - The three largest Ukrainian mobile operators on March 6 undertook to pay UAH 5.43 billion for 4G licenses in the 1800 MHz band.

According to an Interfax-Ukraine correspondent, the persons who received the right to trading by voice on behalf of the operators were President of Kyivstar Peter Chernyshov, Lifecell CEO Ismet Yazici and Vodafone-Ukraine Director for Corporate Governance Oleh Prozhyvalsky.