KIEV, Aug. 30 ??“ Despite the setbacks suffered by billionaire Viktor Pinchuk when the government stripped him of key assets in the metals sector, don??™t count him out of the sector just yet.

KYIV, July 29 – The largest share of respondents in the entire history of surveys since the second quarter of 2021 reported a decrease in the cost of funding, which has been declining for the fourth quarter in a row: the balance of responses in Q2 2024 was 44% less (from 100% to 100%).

KYIV, July 30 – Opendatabot service presented the top-ten most successful Ukrainian processing companies, in total they earned UAH 317.35 billion in 2023, the resource reports.

KYIV, July 30 – Sales volumes of children's goods, pet products, and goods for active recreation and gardening show a stable growth trend compared to pre-war figures, even amid the overall decline in consumer activity in Ukraine, Epicenter's Director of Retail Dmytro Tanko said in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine.

KYIV, July 30 – The Council for Supporting Entrepreneurship under Martial Law at the President of Ukraine (the Council of Seven) will discuss the issues related to bill No. 11416 on tax increases at a special meeting on July 31, which the government plans to use to raise the budget by UAH 125 billion this year and UAH 341.9 billion next year, as announced by Head of the President's Office Andriy Yermak.

KYIV, July 30 – Ukraine confirms its readiness to join the European Union (EU) consultations regarding the suspension of transit of Russian LUKOIL oil due to the company being added to the sanctions list, should the European Commission (EC) decide to proceed, said Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Heorhiy Tykhy.

KYIV, July 29 – Ukraine in the 2019/2020 season (July-June) carried out grain shipments to 58 countries of the world. Egypt is the largest importer of Ukrainian grain, accounting for 7.09 million tons.

KYIV, July 29 – Ukroboronprom, the state arms producing group, asked President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to lift restrictions on salary increases for top managers introduced during the pandemic.

KYIV, July 30 – On 30 July, Ukraine announced the successful settlement of its new $2 billion 7.253% eurobond due 2033 (the Notes), as well as the completion of the switch tender offer in relation to its outstanding U.S. dollar-denominated 7.75% senior notes due 2021 and U.S. dollar-denominated 7.75% senior notes due 2022.

KYIV, July 30 – Ukraine International Airlines saw $60 million in losses due to the temporary suspension of its activities during lockdown and has to gradually lay off 900 employees, the UIA press service has told Interfax-Ukraine.