KYIV, Sept 8 - Crypto assets will not be legal currency in Ukraine, despite the adoption of the law on virtual assets, the press service of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has told Interfax-Ukraine.

KYIV, Sept 8 - Ukrainian authorities are planning to issue government bonds for UAH 20 billion ($748 million at the current exchange rate) for the development of mortgage, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said.

KYIV, Sept 9 - Ukraine's central bank raised its main interest rate to 8.5% from 8.0% on Thursday and stood ready to take further steps to tackle persistently high inflation if necessary, Reuters reported.

KYIV, Sept 9 – Ukrainian banks have called on the authorities on the termination of the loan repayment holidays declared for the coronavirus pandemic in order to assess the loan portfolio.

KHARKIV, Sept 8 – Mayor of Kharkiv Hennadiy Kernes has initiated the creation of a working group for the implementation of the Ukrainian Silicon Valley project in the Kharkiv region.

KYIV, Sept 8 – After the end of the lockdown, a new format of co-offices may gain popularity in the office real estate market, combining elements of a traditional business center and coworking, the consulting company NAI Ukraine has said.

KYIV, Sept 8 – The Kyiv Regional Administration, the Telas Ukrainian Association of Telecommunications Operators, as well as mobile operators Kyivstar, Vodafone Ukraine and lifecell signed a memorandum of cooperation to accelerate the development of high-quality mobile communications and broadband Internet access in the region.

KIEV, Sept. 9 – Germany's KfW is considering the possibility of entering the capital of a Ukrainian bank or issuing a subordinated debt to the bank in question under the program of support for the development of small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in the agricultural sector of Ukraine in 2016, said, Liudmyla Hordiyuk, senior project manager at the KfW office in Ukraine.

KIEV, Sept. 8 - Coal stored in the warehouses of Ukrainian thermal power plants (TPPs) from August 31 to September 6, 2015 increased by 1.9% or by 26,300 tons, to 1.445 million tons, according to a national joint-stock company Ukrenergo report.

KIEV, Sept. 9 - The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a draft act on raising $560 million from the World Bank to finance road repairs.