KIEV, July 6 - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is considering investing in the share capital of PJSC Raiffeisen Bank Aval (RBA), Ukraine's second largest bank with Western capital, to obtain a significant minor stake.

KIEV, July 7 – Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has lowered its long-term corporate credit rating on Ukraine-based iron ore producer Ferrexpo PLC to 'SD' (selective default) from 'CCC', and its short-term rating to 'SD' from 'C'.

KIEV, July 7 - Core inflation in Ukraine slowed to 0.4% in June from 1.9% in May, 4.6% in April and 10.8% in March, the State Statistics Service reported on Tuesday.

KIEV, July 4 - The Association of Alternative Fuel and Energy Market Participants opposes the adoption of a decision to cut the feed-in tariff for solar power plants, which it says ignores Ukrainian law.

KIEV, July 4 – Attacks at banks and legislative populism risk destabilization of the banking system, according to the Independent Association of Banks of Ukraine.

KIEV, July 7 – The assets of Naftogaz Ukrayiny in Crimea are included in the general lawsuit from Ukraine against Russia in regard to annexation of the peninsula, the Ukrainian national oil and gas company's chief, Andriy Kobolev, said at a briefing in Kiev on Friday.

KIEV, July 7 – Warfare in the east of Ukraine in May-June caused material damage of around UAH 1.2 billion to railway track enterprises due to the destruction of bridges and tracks, the State Railway Administration (Ukrzaliznytsia) reported.

KIEV, July 5 - Ukraine’s fast growing energy company, Eastern European Fuel and Energy Company, or SEPEK, has completed deal to acquire a more than 99% stake in Odessa oil refinery from Russian oil major Lukoil, the company reported Friday.

KIEV, July 4 - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has welcomed Parliament's adoption of a law which allows the bank and other international financial institutions to issue bonds in the Ukrainian national currency - the hryvnia, and is mulling a pilot issue of bonds to test this mechanism.

KIEV, July 4 – The Cabinet of Ministers will be able to use treasury bills (T-bills) in established volumes to restructure the budget accounts payable accrued as of January 1, 2013 and to execute the debt on value added tax refunding if taxpayers select this way of refunding.