KYIV, Dec 9 - Coal mines will start receiving funds to pay off wage arrears to miners in the amount of UAH 1.4 billion from December 20 in accordance with law No. 4119 on the financial recovery of Ukrnafta.

KYIV, Dec 9 –The growth of consumer prices in Ukraine in November accelerated to 1.3% from 1% in October and 0.5% in September after falling by 0.2% in August and 0.6% in July, reported the State Statistics Service on Wednesday.

KYIV, Dec 9 – European Business Association warned on the government to avoid arbitrary and vague rules during upcoming coronavirus lockdowns amid concerns from businesses the rules may be abused by corrupt officials.

KYIV, Dec 10 – Ukraine’s state defense group Ukroboronprom said Thursday that despite coronavirus restrictions and persistent delays with financing from the government the company will deliver 100% of defense equipment cobtracted for this year.

KYIV, Dec 9 – Primary registrations of electric passenger cars in Ukraine grew by 34% in January-November 2019 year-over-year, to 6,453, and electric commercial vehicles – by 62%, to 505, the Ukrautoprom association reported.

KYIV, Dec 9 – The Irish low cost airline Ryanair (Dublin), with the entry into force of the summer flight schedule at the end of March 2020, will stop operating flights from Kyiv to Nuremberg (Germany) and Skavsta (100 km southwest of Stockholm, Sweden).

KYIV, Dec 9 – Poland's PGNiG SA and Ukraine's ERU Group have signed a contract on exploration and production of natural gas in Lviv region, PGNIG has said on its website.

KYIV, Dec 10 – Around 1.1 million hectares of farmland under sale ban in Ukraine in fact have been actually sold out under long-term leasing and fee farm contracts as of August 2019, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Agrarian Policy and Land Relations Mykola Solsky said.

KYIV, Dec 10 – Ukraine’s consumer prices rose 0.1% on the month in November, slowing down from 0.7% hike in October and 1.4% in November 2018, the State Statistics Service reported Tuesday.

KYIV, Dec 10 – Some Ukrainian cities may be affected by disrupted natural gas supplies if Russia chooses to escalate standoff over gas transit contract by the end of the year, Naftogaz chief Andriy Kobolev said Tuesday.