KYIV, Dec 9 – Velta Group, operating titanium ore extraction assets in Novomyrhorod (Kirovohrad region), is hopeful for $60 million in funding from EXIM Bank USA. CEO and co-owner Andriy Brodsky shared on Facebook a letter addressed to Velta Holding US from EXIM Bank USA indicating its intent to provide a loan under the "China and Transformational Export Programs."

KYIV, Dec 9 – The Ukrainian government has adopted a new state property policy aimed at optimizing the portfolio of state-owned assets by conducting a triage process. This involves analyzing all state-owned assets and categorizing them into groups to remain state-owned, privatized, or liquidated, stated First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Yulia Svyrydenko.

KYIV, Dec 9 – Ukrainian exports in January-November 2024 increased by 16.8% compared to the same period in 2023 - to $33.3 billion, while imports increased by 11.2% - to $63.6 billion, the State Customs Service reported on Telegram.

KYIV, Dec 9 – The Ukrainian government has approved the terms of an agreement under which the U.S. Federal Financing Bank (FFB) will provide a 40-year loan of up to $20 billion. This initiative is part of the G7 plan to allocate $50 billion to Ukraine using income derived from frozen Russian assets.

KYIV, Dec 7 – AvtoKrAZ (Kremenchuk, Poltava region), which is in bankruptcy proceedings, plans to produce up to 1,000 heavy-duty trucks in 2022, director general of the enterprise Roman Cherniak has said.

KYIV, Dec 7 – The Ukrainian industrial company Interpipe may save up to $100 million a year in costs due to the increase by the Verkhovna Rada of the export duty on ferrous scrap from existing EUR 58 to EUR 180 per ton, Dmytro Khoroshun, an analyst at Concorde Capital, has said.

KYIV, Dec 7 – Ukraine’s foreign exchange reserves rose 3% on the month to $30.549 billion as of December 1, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Tuesday citing preliminary data.

KYIV, Dec 8 – Natural gas imports to Ukraine from the EU in January-November 2021 fell by 83.6% (by 13.05 billion cubic meters) compared to the same period in 2020, to 2.55 billion cubic meters, the press service of Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine LLC (GTSOU) has reported.

KYIV, Dec 8 - The flow of foreigners in the field of medical tourism will increase in 2022, but this market will return to pre-COVID indicators no earlier than in three years, industry executives said.

KYIV, Dec 9 – The U.K. announces allocation of an additional GBP 1.25 billion for the implementation of trade and investment projects in Ukraine, the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday.