KYIV, Dec 6 – The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided more than EUR 60 million in loans under EU guarantees for the restoration of a section of the MO1 road and investments in public transport in Kyiv, Odesa and Sumy, the bank's press service told Interfax-Ukraine.

KYIV, Dec 6 – Ukraine's largest oil and gas company, Ukrnafta, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) signed an EUR 80 million loan agreement on Friday in London, the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine announced.

KYIV, Dec 8 – The consumer confidence index (CCI) of Ukrainians increased by 1.6 points in November compared to October, to 85.2 points on a 200-point scale, the indices of the current personal financial situation and expected changes in the personal financial situation increased, according to a study by the agency Info Sapiens.

KYIV, Dec 8 - The situation on the foreign exchange market at present, unlike the summer months, is much better, this can be seen from the ratio of supply and demand, Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Yuriy Heletiy said.

KYIV, Dec 7 – The number of Ukrainians who have faced fraud in any online shopping has increased from 22% to 45% since 2020, surpassing the residents of Bulgaria and Portugal, where this figure was 40%, the OLX Ukraine press service reported.

KYIV, Dec 7 - The international rating agency S&P Global Ratings has downgraded the long-term rating of DTEK RES from "B-" to "CCC+" against the backdrop of outstanding debt for electricity generated by the Guaranteed Buyer state enterprise.

KYIV, Dec 7 – Ukraine has been focusing on growing generic drug production amid lack of financial resources to develop its own innovative drugs, Dmytro Shymkiv, the chairman of the board of directors of Darnitsa Group, said.

KYIV, Dec 7 – Ukraine’s foreign exchange reserves dropped $4.7 million on the month to $26.1 billion as of December 1, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) reported on Monday.

KYIV, Dec 8 - Ukraine International Airlines (UIA), the country’s biggest airline, asked the government for state financial assistance to help overcome losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the company said Tuesday.

KYIV, Dec 8 – Ukrainian households paid mostly in full for utilities, such as heating, cold and hot water supplies, but excluding cooking gas and electricity, over the past 10 months despite the hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Regional Development reported Tuesday.