KYIV, Aug 2 – Stock market participants over the past year conducted fictitious operations, not related to investment activities, for UAH 20 billion, Timur Khromaev, the chairman of the National Commission on Securities and the Stock Market, said on his Facebook page.

KYIV, Aug 5 – American Trident Acquisitions Corp, winner in the tender for hydrocarbon exploration under a production-sharing agreement (PSA) within the Dolphin Block of the Black Sea's continental shelf, said would prepare a court claim in case if the tender results are annulled by the Cabinet of Ministers.

KYIV, Aug 5 – The deficit of the national budget in January-July 2019 totaled UAH 584.1 billion, 3.6% less of the expected indicator and 13.8% higher for the same period in 2018, according to a posting on the website of the State Treasury Service of Ukraine.

KYIV, Aug 2 – S&P Global Ratings has raised the issuer credit rating on Ukrzaliznytsia to 'B-' from 'CCC+', according to a report on the rating agency's website.

KYIV, Aug 6 – Metinvest Digital, Metinvest Group's Center for IT Expertise, was conferred a status of Microsoft Gold Certified Partner.

"The highest level of partnership proves the skills and competencies of Metinvest Digital experts.

KYIV, Aug 5 – Ukrenergo and Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne (PSE), the operators of the power grids of Ukraine and Poland, have signed an agreement on the supply of electricity as part of mutual emergency assistance.

KYIV, Aug 5 – RWE used the customs warehouse gas storage service in Ukraine for the first time in July, while prior to this the German gas trader was only able to sell gas at the country's western border, Ukrtransgaz, which operates the Ukrainian gas transportation system (GTS) underground gas storage (UGS) facilities, said in a press release.

KYIV, Aug 5 – Mykolaiv Aircraft Repair Plant, owned by state-run defense group Ukroboronprom, is presently working on strengthening tactical, military transport and naval aviation units of the Air Force of Ukraine's Armed Forces.

KYIV, Aug 6 – A law "On basic principles and requirements for organic production, circulation and labeling of organic products" came into force on August 2.

The law, in particular, meant to improve the legal regulation of organic production in Ukraine and bring it into line with the EU legislation, Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry of Ukraine reported on its website.

KYIV, Aug 5 – Ferrexpo plc, which controls Poltava and Yeristovo mining and processing plants (PGOK, YeGOK) in Ukraine, in January-June of this year reduced the share of deliveries of pellets to Central and Western Europe, increasing sales in Northeast Asia and retaining supplies to China and Southeast Asia.