KIEV, Feb. 10 - Ukraine's ocean fishing fleet saw around UAH 19 million (over $700,000) of profit in 2015, including UAH 9.5 million ($350,000) of dividends that will be paid to the country by the state fishing company.

KIEV, Feb. 10 – Metinvest mining and metal group has paid $11.25 million or 30% of coupon accrued and unpaid as of January 31, 2016 to holders of its eurobonds that will mature in 2016-2018, with whom the company plan to reach an agreement on bond restructuring.

KIEV, Feb. 10 – The top-10 largest banks have sent their additional capitalization programs to the National Bank of Ukraine, Deputy NBU Governor Kateryna Rozhkova reported.

KIEV, Feb. 10 – Difficulties with VAT refunding are the key problem of exporters, Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade Natalia Mykolska said.

KIEV, Feb. 10 – Ukraine does not plan to buy coal from South Africa through the end of the current heating season as there is no shortage of coal on the domestic market and coal stocks are enough, Energy and Coal Industry Minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn said.

KIEV, Feb. 9 – Ukrainian mining and metallurgical enterprises say they are suffering significant financial costs due to the introduction of a 30% increase in tariffs for freight rail transportation by the Infrastructure Ministry in late January and are now only barely profitable or are operating with losses.

KIEV, Feb. 11 – Potential buyers of Roshen have started working after the holidays, negotiations are being held with several interested companies, and these are strategic buyers and financial investors, Managing Director of ICU Investment Group Makar Paseniuk said.

KIEV, Feb. 11 – Ukraine International Airlines, or UIA, postponed the launch of the long-haul flights on the Kiev-Beijing route, UIA President Yuriy Miroshnykov said.

KIEV, Feb. 11 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has revised upwards the forecast for the exports of grain from Ukraine in the 2013/14 agricultural year (July-June) by 500,000 tons from the forecast given earlier, to 31.18 million tons thanks to the revision of the exports of corn.

KIEV, Feb. 11 – Ukrainian steel companies reduced output to a record low level over the past three and a half years in January, reflecting weaker global demand, industry research group reported.