KYIV, July 8 – The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) on July 18 will publish the forecast for the key policy rate for two and a half years with the purpose of boosting transparency of its policy, Deputy NBU Governor Dmytro Sologub said.

KIEV, July 7 – The European Union has made a EUR 19 million contribution to the Nuclear Safety Account (NSA), one of the nuclear safety funds managed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the EBRD reported.

KIEV, July 6 – Ukrenergo has announced a tender for the technical re-equipment of the 750 kV Vinnytsia substation with an expected cost of up to UAH 510.562 million (excluding VAT).

KIEV, July 9 – The Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry will review its grain yield forecast if the current heat wave continues next week.

"We won't review the forecast set at 59-60 million tons yet, but if such weather continues, we'll adjust the projection in a week," Agrarian Policy and Food Minister Oleksiy Pavlenko said at a briefing in Kiev on Thursday.

KIEV, July 9 – The statement made by Russian officials on their intention to allocate quotas on Ukrainian exports casts doubt on Russia's willingness to find practical decisions within the process agreed on by all parties, according to Ukraine Trade Representative Natalia Mykolska.

KIEV, July 8 – The Cabinet of Ministers has proposed that Parliament terminate an agreement with Russia on completing power units 3 and 4 of the Khmelnytsky Nuclear Power Plant.

KIEV, July 9 – Ukraine's State Property Fund, which has retaken a 68% stake in PJSC Zaporizhia-based ZAlK aluminum mill as part of de-privatization, has agreed to an annual general meeting (AGM) at ZAlK with Russia's RusAl, which still owns about 29% of shares.

KIEV, July 8 - Ukraine cut gas transit to Europe and CIS countries by 7.1%, or 2.782 billion cubic meters (bcm), year-on-year in H1 to 36.571 billion cubic meters, pipeline operator Ukrtransgaz said.

KIEV, July 8 - Inflation in Ukraine slowed to 1% in June from 3.8% in May, 3.3% in April and 2.2% in March.

Consumer prices rose by 11.6% in the first half of the year.

KIEV, July 9 – The absence of due legal provision for the sales of liquefied gas by state-run companies promotes growth in the prices of liquefied gas in Ukraine, according to the A-95 consulting group (Kiev).