KYIV, Aug 6 – Ukraine's forex reserves in July 2019 grew by $1.2 billion or 5.8%, to $21.84 billion thanks to net purchase of hard currency on the interbank currency market by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), according to preliminary data posted on the central bank's website.

KYIV, Aug 6 – Some 85% of Ukrainians were users of smartphones as of late H1 2018, which was 3% more than a year ago, the OLX announcement service has said in a press release, referring to a study by GfK.

KYIV, Aug 6 - Ukraine has raised natural gas reserves in its underground storage facilities (UGS) by 5.614 billion cubic meters (bcm) after the end of the heating season, JSC Ukrtransgaz has said.

KYIV, Aug 6 – The sole operating incineration plant in Ukraine – Energia (Kyiv) – is operating in normal mode and it is preparing for annual maintenance repair scheduled for the period from August 15 through September 15 inclusively, the information provision and public information access department of the Kyiv City Administration has reported.

KYIV, Aug 3 – The mobile communications operator Vodafone Ukraine in partnership with AXA Insurance has launched the SMART TRAVEL mobile insurance service, the operator has reported.

KYIV, Aug 3 - The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine has raised the forecast for wheat harvest by one million tons, to 24 million tons.

KYIV, Aug 3 - Ukraine in January-July 2018 reduced transit of natural gas through its gas transportation system (GTS) by 4.2% compared to the same period in 2017, to 50.946 billion cubic meters, according to live data from PJSC Ukrtransgaz.

KYIV, Aug 3 - ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih after a radical modernization by 2025 will become a modern European enterprise, Director General Paramjit Kahlon told the employees of the plant on occasion of the 84th anniversary of its establishment.

KYIV, Aug 7 – Interpipe pipe and wheel company at a meeting with the creditors in London on July 17 presented a preliminary plan for restructuring its liabilities worth $1.25 billion, Concorde Capital investment company has reported, with reference to a report by Reorg Research.

KYIV, Aug 7 - IBM Ukraine LLC, which is wholly owned by IBM Central and Eastern Europe, has won a tender called by Naftogaz Ukrayiny to have its strategy for information technology developed.