KYIV, July 9 – Kyivvodokanal has said lack of production of liquid chlorine at JSC Dniproazot may prevent disinfection of drinking water.

"In the middle of June, Dniproazot, which is a producer of liquid chlorine used by water services companies to disinfect drinking water, warned that it was stopping supplies and stopping the production of liquid chlorine.

KYIV, July 9 - Naftogaz Ukrayiny, the national energy company, sued Gazprom to force the Russian company pay higher tariffs for gas shipments via its gas pipeline system in 2018-2019, a senior Naftogaz official said Saturday.

The lawsuit was filed with the Stockholm court of arbitration and is estimated by Naftogaz at $11.6 billion without adding interest rate charges.

KYIV, July 6 - The primary registration of electric vehicles (new and used vehicles) in Ukraine in January-June 2018 increased by 50% compared to the same period last year, to 1,915 vehicles, the Ukrautoprom Association has reported.

KYIV, July 6 - The prime cost of coal extracted by Ukrainian state coal mines is still much higher that its selling price which needs UAH 3 billion in annual subsidies from the state, Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said.

KYIV, July 10 – Ukrainian steel companies saw a growth of 32.2% in foreign currency revenues from exports of ferrous metals in January-June 2018 year-over-year, from $4.82 billion to $5.397 billion.

KYIV, July 10 - Consumer prices in Ukraine in June 2018 remained zero for the second consecutive month, their growth since the beginning of the year was 4.4%, the State Statistics Service said on Monday.

KYIV, July 9 – Norway's Scatec Solar has signed an agreement with Rengy Development (Kyiv) on the joint implementation of projects for the construction of solar power stations (SES) in Mykolaiv region with a total capacity of 47 megawatts, the company's press service reported.

KYIV, July 9 - Chinese manufacturer of dual-layer capacitors Shanghai Aowei Technology Development Co. is interested in creating a joint production base for manufacturing electric buses at the Chernihiv Automobile Plant (ChAZ) of the Etalon Corporation, the press service of the Chernihiv City Council has informed.

KYIV, July 9 – Moody's Investors Service has raised its outlook for Ukraine's banking system to positive from stable, reflecting the rating agency's expectation that the creditworthiness of the country's banks will improve over the next 12 to 18 months, driven by improving asset quality and a return to profitability.

KIEV, July 7 - Hnidyntsi gas refinery in Chernihiv region is on the verge of stoppage, as the Ukrnafta licenses for five fields have not been extended and operations on these fields have been suspended, the press service of the company reported.