KYIV, Aug 9 – The transit of Ukrainian grain through Lithuanian and other ports of the Baltic countries can become long-term and reduce geopolitical risks for Ukraine, at the same time, this requires additional investment in infrastructure, Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte said in an interview with LRT.

The war has become a new negative factor influencing business activity and the investment environment in Ukraine, as a result of which the integral indicator of the Investment Attractiveness Index of Ukraine, calculated by the European Business Association (EBA), over the six months fell from 2.73 to 2.17 points from 5 possible, which was the minimum since 2013.

KYIV, Aug 9 – Russia's Rosatom has handed over to Russian-occupied Zaporizhia nuclear power plant (NPP) a plan to reconnect the plant to Crimea, which is currently being implemented by the occupiers, President of state-owned enterprise National Nuclear Generating Company Energoatom Petro Kotin said during the national telethon on Tuesday.

KYIV, Aug 5 – Ukraine's international reserves as of 1 August 2021 stood at an equivalent of $28.95 billion, which is 2.1% more than as of early July 2021 ($27.358 billion), according to data from the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) published on Thursday.

KYIV, Aug 5 - Naftogaz Ukrayiny in the second half of this year will probably fall short of its natural gas production targets due to drawbacks in procurement processes, chief operating officer of the group Otto Waterlander said.

KYIV, Aug 5 - The average price of farmland in Ukraine as of August 1 has stabilized at UAH 26,800/ha, or significantly lower than UAH 40,000/ha the fair value target of the Agrarian Policy Ministry, according to data released by the Ukrainian Agribusiness Club (UAC) association.

KYIV, Aug 5 – Metinvest, the largest Ukrainian mining and metallurgical holding, in January-June of this year, it increased the total production of iron ore concentrate by 5% compared to the same period last year, to 15.864 million tons, pellets by 41%, to 3.582 million tons and the total production of coking coal concentrate – by 76%, to 2.705 million tons.

KYIV, Aug 9 – Ukrtransnafta (UTN) will take part in increasing the charter capital of Sarmatia Sp.z.o.o. International Pipeline Company LLC to continue preparation of the Brody - Adamowo Zastawa oil pipeline construction project.

KYIV, Aug 9 – Fitch Ratings has revised the outlook on Ukraine's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to positive from stable and affirmed the IDR at 'B.'

KYIV, Aug 6 – Prices for real estate in Ukraine from the beginning of 2020 to July-2021 increased by 16%, for facilities under construction – by 19%, according to a study by the OLX Real Estate analytical service.