KYIV, April 28 – Parliament approved a bill that extends for five years the duty of EUR 58 per metric ton on exports of scrap metal from Ukraine in order to make ore scrap metal available for domestic producers, lawmakers said.

KYIV, April 27 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) during the first assembly meeting of the new International Chornobyl Co-Operation Account (ICCA) agreed to develop a comprehensive plan for next steps of decommissioning the Chornobyl nuclear power plant (NPP).

KYIV, April 28 - Andriy Kobolev was dismissed from the post of head of Naftogaz Ukrayiny on Wednesday after the national energy company had reported massive losses in 2020, the government’s press service reported.

KYIV, April 28 – Ukraine’s largest natural gas producer, Ukrgazvydobuvannia, reduced output 0.4% on the year to 3.4 billion cubic meters in January through March due to coronavirus pandemic, the company reported Tuesday.

KYIV, April 28 – Ukraine will probably not set any limits on exports of corn in the 2020/2021 marketing season due to sufficient domestic supplies, the Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture reported Tuesday.

KYIV, April 24 – The implementation of the European Green Deal requires from Ukraine to coordinate more closely with the European Union on energy policy issues, which will allow receiving help and making such changes inside the country, Visiting Professor at King's College London, founding Chairman of the Kings Policy Institute, author of the Financial Times weekly blog on energy issues Nick Butler said.

KYIV, April 24 – The cost of renting apartments in Kyiv fell by 7-10% in April compared to March, while in the suburbs of the capital, rents are mostly growing, and the prices for selling apartments in Kyiv and the suburbs continued to grow, according to analytics of OLX Real Estate.

KYIV, April 27 – The introduction of quarantine measures to combat the spread of COVID-19 dealt a significant blow to the retail real estate market in Kyiv, as in the first month of quarantine it suffered significant financial and reputation losses, loss of human capital and competitive advantages.

KYIV, April 28 – The food markets will be allowed to restart operations throughout Ukraine at the end of this week, but only with all the safety rules observed, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

KIEV, April 26 – The National Bank of Ukraine seeks to develop a consolidated position on legislating P2P (Peer-to-Peer) crediting service for small enterprises and the public jointly with professional market players and the profile parliamentary committee.