KYIV, Oct 4 - The Norwegian government plans to allocate NOK 250 million for Norfund investments in Ukraine as part of the Nansen Support Program, First Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Economy Yulia Svyrydenko said.

KYIV, Oct 4 – The Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will complete the fifth review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for Ukraine, which is expected to result in the allocation of the sixth tranche of $1.1 billion, before the fund's annual meetings on October 21-26, 2024, said IMF Communications Director Julie Kozack.

KYIV, Oct 5 – The amount of direct documented damage caused to the infrastructure of Ukraine as of September 1, 2023 reached $151.2 billion, which is $700 million more than in June, the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) reported.

KYIV, Oct 5 – Dry weather in the autumn of 2023 will allow Ukrainian farmers to get a good harvest, but will prevent them from sowing traditional areas with winter wheat and rapeseed, which will subsequently affect world prices, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Mykola Solsky said during the United News marathon.

KYIV, Oct 6 - Ukraine's agriculture ministry has decreased its forecast for the 2021 grain harvest to 80.25 million metric tons from the previous estimate of 80.63 million mt, Reuters reported on Wednesday citing the ministry's data.

KHARKIV, Oct 6 – President of DCH Group Oleksandr Yaroslavsky has discussed the project of creation of Ukrainian Silicon Valley on the basis of the Ecopolis HTZ multipurpose business park (Kharkiv) with Executive Chairman of the Board of Volex Plc Nathaniel Rothschild.

KYIV, Oct 6 – The head of state-owned Ukreximbank said Wednesday he will temporarily step down from his position after admitting of attacking a journalist in his office during an interview earlier in the week.

KYIV, Oct 5 – The volume of gas coal production by DTEK Energy in January-September this year amounted to 12.3 million tons, of which 1.3 million tons were produced directly in September, the company's communications department said.

KYIV, Oct 5 – National Nuclear Generating Company Energoatom is ready for the autumn-winter period 2021/2022 and is ready to produce additional 650 million kWh by the end of the year, which is almost 3% above the electricity forecast balance.

KYIV, Oct 5 – Mykolaiv Locomotive Repair Plant has reached an agreement with the leading machine-building company Liebherr on a long-term cooperation involving the installation of diesel engines on locomotives operating in Ukraine, as well as carrying out a number of works on railway transport, the plant reported.