KYIV, Oct 4 - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is organizing a long-term loan for ArcelorMittal Group in the amount of up to EUR 350 million to finance capital investments in ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih.

KYIV, Oct 5 – The Cabinet of Ministers has approved regulating legal issues of refarming of radio frequency spectrum (RFS) and technology neutrality for the introduction of the LTE, 4G fourth generation mobile communications system.

KYIV, Oct 5 - Ukraine in January-September 2017 imported 13.035 million tons of coal and anthracite (foreign economic activity code 2701) for a total of $1.9 billion, in particular in September for $212.277 million.

KYIV, Oct 5 - Ukrainian enterprises working with scrap ferrous metals in January-September 2017 increased exports of these products by 37.6% compared to the same period in 2016, to 321,104 tons (233,378 tons a year ago).

KIEV, Oct. 7 – Naftogaz Ukrayiny head Andriy Kobolev has denied the accusation of Yulia Tymoshenko that TrailStone, which sells gas to Naftogaz, is operating in collusion with top officials.

KIEV, Oct. 6 – Fitch Ratings has taken the following rating actions on Ukraine: Long-term foreign currency issuer default rating (IDR) was downgraded to 'RD' (Restricted Default) from 'C'; Long-term local currency IDR was affirmed at 'CCC'; while Short-term foreign currency IDR was downgraded to 'RD' from 'C'.

KIEV, Oct. 6 - Consumer prices in Ukraine, after two months of a decline by 0.8-1%, in September started to grow again, with inflation last month reaching 2.3%, the State Statistics Service reported.

KIEV, Oct. 7 – The National Bank of Ukraine has decided to remove Union Standard Bank from the market due to fraudulent transactions made by the bank, director of the bank supervision department of the NBU Kateryna Rozhkova said.

KIEV, Oct. 6 – Ukraine has agreed with the International Monetary Fund on the issuing of UAH 9.7 billion ($749 million) in bonds to securitize profit tax overpayment, the Ukrainian State Fiscal Service said.

KIEV, Oct. 6 - Ukraine’s consumption of natural gas decreased by 15.5% year-on-year to 27.34 billion cubic meters in January-August, down from 32.36 billion cu m consumed a year ago, the energy and coal industry ministry said Monday.