KYIV, Nov 10 – More than 300 new grocery supermarkets opened in Ukraine in January through June, a record number over the past decade, mitigating the impact of the coronavirus pandemic lockdown in March through June, NAI Ukraine reported.

KYIV, Nov 10 – Mistrust in the judiciary system is the biggest hurdle that slows down investment in Ukraine, overtaking corruption, which is the second most frequently named reason, according to a survey of foreign companies in the country.

KYIV, Nov 9 – Ukraine is interested in developing mutually beneficial cooperation with Kazakhstan in the field of railway infrastructure, in particular, under the TRACECA international transport program.

KYIV, Nov 9 – Ukraine will seek to attract $40 billion for the development of the power generation and distribution systems by 2030, according to the government’s forecast.

At least $23 billion is needed for generation and $17 billion for transmission and distribution, according to the government.

KYIV, Nov 9 – Ukraine's Ministry of Energy expects the first results of the audit of the activities of coal mining enterprises by March 2021, Deputy Energy Minister Maksym Nemchynov said.

KYIV, Nov 9 – Bogdan Motors, a Ukrainian bus manufacturer, will join forces with Ukrainian space rocket company Pivdenmash to design and produce passenger and commercial vehicles, Bogdan Motors reported.

KYIV, Nov 7 – Ukrtransgaz has completed the modernization of the Hrebeniki gas metering station (Odesa region) for importing reverse gas from Romania through Moldova, if Russia interrupts gas transit.

KYIV, Nov 7 – Naftogaz Ukrayiny expects that the award of the Amsterdam District Court under a claim of the company seeking to recognize the award of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce and its forcible execution in the Netherlands will be granted in the first quarter of 2020, Naftogaz Executive Officer Yuriy Vitrenko has said.

KYIV, Nov 7 – The Ukroboronprom state concern is ready to provide its own production facilities for organizing production of spare parts for the European automotive industry by private companies, similar to the project of U.S. Aptiv Plc with state-owned enterprise (SOE) Production Association Karpaty (Ivano-Frankivsk), which is a member of the concern, and SOE Electrical Systems (Vinnytsia), Ukroboronprom Director General Aivaras Abromavicius has said.

KYIV, Nov 8 – Ukraine needs to quickly add 2GW of maneuverable electricity generating facilities to balance the Ukrainian power grid in the conditions of the rapidly growing renewable energy sector, which will require around EUR 1.2-1.4 billion, Business Development Director at Wärtsilä Energy business in Eastern Europe Igor Petrik has said.