KYIV, Feb 8 - HeidelbergCement AG of Germany, the second largest global cement producer, is selling its assets in Ukraine, Interfax-Ukraine reported citing industry sources.

BRUSSELS, Feb 8 - European Union nations backed a plan to regulate Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline on Friday, a move that will likely slow but not rule out its construction, Reuters reported.

KYIV, Feb 7 – Kyiv City State Administration (KSCA) and the French company SUEZ International SAS have signed a memorandum of cooperation in waste management, the mayor's press service reported.

KYIV, Feb 7 – The national energy company Naftogaz Ukrayiny will close it representative office in Hungary, the company has reported in the information disclosure system of the National Commission for Securities and the Stock Market, referring to the decision of the supervisory board.

KYIV, Feb 8 – The State Aviation Service of Ukraine has approved the rights to service regular flights to some destinations in Iraq, Germany and Albania for Jonika airline (Hoholiv, Kyiv region), according to a posting on the website of the authority.

KYIV, Feb 8 – The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) predicts the further increase in the volume of money transfers to the country from labor migrants: if in 2018, they sum was estimated at $11.6 billion, in in 2019 it is expected that it will be $12.2 billion, Head of the NBU Council Bohdan Danylyshyn said Thursday.

KYIV, Feb 8 – Primary registrations of electric vehicles in Ukraine in January 2019 increased by 130% year-over-year, to 441 units, with used electric cars imported into Ukraine accounting for 91.6% of the total number (404 units), the Ukrautoprom Association reported.

KYIV, Feb 8 – The launch of 'green' auctions would make disadvantageous the application of feed-in tariffs for the launch of renewable energy facilities, expert of the Ukrainian Association of Renewable Energy Iryna Krymus said.

KYIV, Feb 8 – Inflation in Ukraine in January 2019 was 1% against 0.8% in December 2018, the State Statistics Service of Ukraine said on Friday.

Consumer price growth in January 2019 year-over-year slowed to 9.2% against 14.1% in January 2018 compared to January 2017.

KYIV, Feb 8 – Five strategic priorities in the economy for the coming five years would bring funds to improve people's living standards – these are agricultural, transport, tourism, high-tech and IT sectors, according to presidential candidate and incumbent head of state Petro Poroshenko said.