KYIV, Aug 4 – General Electric and state-owned railroad company Ukrzaliznytsia will work to modernize a fleet of diesel locomotives and their servicing using Ukrainian components and production facilities, the press service of Ukrzaliznytsia reported.

KYIV, Aug 4 – Centrenergo, a major Ukrainian power generating company, on Thursday defended the high price of coal that is to be imported from the U.S. by saying it has a better quality than from other markets.

KYIV. Aug 3 - Exports of Ukrainian agriculture products to European countries rose to $2.774 billion in January-June, up 31.4% compared to the same period in 2016, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food reported.

KYIV, Aug 3 – Oil transit through Ukrainian pipelines to European countries in January-July 2017 increased by 2.5% (by 189,000 tons) compared to the same period in 2016, to 7.896 million tons.

KYIV, Aug 3 - The decline in prices for fruits and vegetables will cause a transition from inflation to deflation in monthly terms in July-August, Deputy Head of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Dmytro Solohub has said at a press conference.

KIEV, Aug. 6 - ExxonMobil announced on Thursday it has decided to shut down its office in Kiev, which has been supervising the company’s exploration and production activity in Ukraine.

KIEV, Aug. 5 – The vehicle recycling tax will cause an increase in auto prices, reduction of import volumes and, consequently, a possible shortage of some models from September 1, says AIS Group, one of the leading operators on the automotive market of Ukraine.

KIEV, Aug. 5 - Inkerman Vintage Wine Factory (Crimea), one of the largest winemaking companies in Ukraine, has sent samples of Legenda Inkermana wine, sales of which were recently were stopped by Belarus, to accredited independent laboratories for testing, reads a report of the Inkerman International Group, which incorporates Inkerman Vintage Wine Factory.

DUSHANBE, Aug. 5 - Tajikistan has not found quality violations in the sweets of the Ukrainian confectionary company Roshen and its products comply with all food standards, Deputy Director of the Agency on Standardization, Metrology, Certification and Trade Inspection, Ibodullo Kurbonov, told reporters on Monday.

KIEV, Aug. 5 – The state-run Artem (Kiev) has sent the first batch of R-27 medium-range air-to-air missiles produced for the Indian Air Force to the customer, Ukroboronprom Director General Serhiy Hromov reported.