KYIV, Dec 23 – Smart Maritime Group (SMG) of Smart-Holding, combining Kherson and Mykolaiv shipyards, will modernize six coastal vessels of the Koster class (a vessel with a limited navigation area from the coast) by order of the Dutch company Handelskade Shipsales B.V.

KYIV, Dec 26 - Ukraine since the start of the heating season on November 7, 2018 through December 24, 2018 decreased its natural gas stocksin the underground gas storage facilities by 2.799 billion cubic meters (bcm), or by 16.3%, to 14.396 bcm, according to data from JSC Ukrtransgaz.

KYIV, Dec 26 – Enterprises from the cluster of high-precision weapons and ammunition of Ukroboronprom state concern in the framework of fulfillment of the state defense order in 2018 supplied the army with more than 2,500 units of precision weapons, the press service of the state concern has said.

KYIV, Dec 26 - The index of investment attractiveness of Ukraine in July-December 2018 was 3.07 points out of a maximum of 5, according to a survey of 115 top managers from the member companies of the European Business Association (EBA).

KYIV, Dec 26 – The monetary policy committee of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) at a meeting on December 12 unanimously noted the weakening of inflation risks and availability of signs of improvement of inflation expectations.

KYIV, Dec 27 – The Etalon Corporation, a leading Ukrainian manufacturer of vehicles, in the middle of 2019 plans to launch mass production of the new low-deck 12-meter bus À12210 (Astra) with a passenger capacity of over 100 people, Director of Chernihiv Automobile Plant, which is part of the corporation, Valeriy Kuptsov has said.

KYIV, Dec 27 – Ukrainian enterprises in January-November 2018 boosted scrap metal consumption by 6.51% year-over-year, to 4.976 million tons.

KYIV, Dec 27 – The Tesla Supercharger chain of Tesla Inc. would spread to the entire Europe in 2019, including Ukraine, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said.

KYIV, Dec 27 - Rothschild Trust (Schweiz) has decided to pay dividends of over UAH 556.7 million (nearly US$20.4 million) to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko for the first time in three years; the president is due to pay almost UAH 60 million (nearly US$2.2 million) in taxes, according to the Ukrainian presidential administration's press service.

KYIV, Dec 26 - Martial law, imposed on Nov. 25 in some Ukrainian areas after a naval confrontation in which Russia fired on and seized three Ukrainian vessels, expired on Wednesday, President Petro Poroshenko told the country's security council.