KIEV, Aug. 10 – Private PrivatBank and state-run banks Oschadbank and Ukreximbank remained leaders in the volume of assets on the Ukrainian banking market in the second quarter of 2016 with 21.4%, 14.7% and 12.1% shares, respectively, according to a quarterly report of the National Bank of Ukraine.

KIEV, Aug. 10 – State-run enterprise Derzhzovnishinform has signs of monopoly in the price examination segment due to preferences spelled out in resolution No. 597 dated December 30, 2003 issued by the National Bank of Ukraine on trans-border currency remittances.

KIEV, Aug. 10 – The tax police could be removed from supervision agencies of Ukraine's State Fiscal Service, but powers imposed on divisions of the financial police could be delegated to the Finance Ministry.

KIEV, Aug. 7 - PrivatBank (Dnipropetrovsk) has appealed to its investors with another proposal on restructuring 2015 eurobonds worth $200 million, according to a report on the bank's website.

KIEV, Aug. 10 – Industrial prices in Ukraine in July 2015 increased by 2% after rising 0.6% in June, the State Statistics Service reported.

At the same time, in annual terms (compared to the same month last year) the rise in wholesale prices continued to slow down: to 37% from 37.9% in June, 42% in May, and 48.6% in April.

KIEV, Aug. 10 – The State Statistics Service in July 2015, for the first time since August 2013, recorded deflation in Ukraine, which amounted to 1%, while in June inflation was 0.4%, in May - 2.2%.

MOSCOW, Aug. 10 - ABH Holdings S.A. and Italy's UniCredit Group have signed a memorandum of understanding concerning negotiations on the possible sale of UniCredit's Ukrainian subsidiary Ukrsotsbank in exchange for a minority stake in ABH Holdings S.A., Russia's Alfa Bank said in a statement.

KIEV, Aug. 10 – Ukraine's gross domestic product in 2016 according to the optimistic scenario will increase by 2% with inflation being 12%, according to the macroeconomic forecast approved by the government.

KIEV, Aug. 7 - Myrhorod cheese plant LLC, part of Milkiland-Ukraine, has suspended its operation due to restriction of supplies of Ukrainian cheese to Russia and the complicated economic situation in Ukraine.

KIEV, Aug. 7 - Ukraine's total state (direct) and guaranteed debt came to $69.51 billion as of June 30, falling by $3.6 billion or 4.9% in six months, the Finance Ministry reported.