KYIV, Nov 7 - The share of cashless payments using cards rose from 38.13% as of late June 2017 to 39.27% as of late September 2017, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has reported on its website.

KYIV, Nov 8 – Six major Ukrainian power companies have agreed to work together to integrate the country’s power grid with the European Network of Transmission System Operators (ENTSO-E).

KYIV, Nov 8 – Ukrgazvydobuvannia, the state natural gas producer, will buy five drilling rigs a total of $29.84 million Shandong Kerui Petroleum Equipment and RG Petro-Machinery Group of China, the company reported.

KIEV, Nov 7 – President Petro Poroshenko introduced changes into his electronic declaration on the website of the National Agency on Corruption Prevention stating he had additional income of UAH 1,928,594 as interest on deposits in PJSC International Investment Bank in 2015.

KIEV, Nov 7 – The National Bank of Ukraine’s foreign exchange reserves dropped to $15.514 billion as of November 1, down $75 million from October, the NBU reported.

KIEV, Nov 8 - The share of primary registration of used passenger cars in Ukraine in September-October 2016 reached 30% of the total registration of passenger cars in Ukraine for the period (new and used), whereas in the previous eight months the figure stood at 10%, the Ukrautoprom association has said.

BAKU, Nov 8 - Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova, known as GUAM, plan to discuss transport corridors and a free trade zone, GUAM Secretary General Altai Efendiyev told Interfax.

KIEV, Nov. 5 - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has worsened its outlook for the fall of the Ukrainian economy in 2015 to 11.5%, from the June 2015 figure of 9%.

KIEV, Nov. 6 – Parliament has supported the introduction of excise tax on raw coal benzene and methanol (methyl alcohol) of EUR 250 and EUR 400 per ton, respectively, if they are used as motor fuel components.

KIEV, Nov. 6 – Industrial prices in Ukraine in October slid by 1.5% from September, against a 0.2% rise in September and 0.5% rise in August compared to the previous month, the State Statistics Service said.