KYIV, May 6 – Ukraine’s economic growth slowed to 2.4% on the year in the first quarter from 3.5% the previous quarter as warmer weather had reduced demand for energy, the National Bank of Ukraine reported Monday.

KYIV, May 3 – The share of Russian exports to Ukraine in January-March 2019 compared with the figure for the same period of 2018 fell by 16.4%, to $595 million, or 5.3% of the total volume, according to preliminary data posted on the website National Bank of Ukraine (NBU).

KYIV, May 6 – Ukraine has suggested building launch pad in Mexico for satellites launches using Ukrainian small class launch vehicles (LV), the State Space Agency of Ukraine (SSAU) reported.

KYIV, May 6 – Ukraine's Finance Ministry reassessed its debts payments this year and now expects to spend UAH 478.22 billion on debt repayment and servicing in 2019, up UAH 17.23 billion from a month ago.

KYIV, May 2 – China is waiting for the quick solving of the situation around public joint-stock company Motor Sich, taking into account the interests of Ukrainian-Chinese cooperation in the aircraft building sphere.

KYIV, May 2 – President Petro Poroshenko and U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Wess Mitchell have discussed the security situation in Donbas and the necessary first steps to be made in order to achieve progress in a peaceful settlement.

KYIV, May 3 - Ukraine in January-April reduced transit of natural gas through its gas transportation system (GTS) by 9.3% compared to the same period in 2017, to 27.705 billion cubic meters, according to live data from Ukrtransgaz.

KYIV, May 3 - The Fitch international rating agency has noted improvement in the solvency of Ukrainian banks, while noting that some financial institutions need additional capitalization, according to a press release from the rating agency.

KYIV, May 4 - Ukraine increased electricity exports 18.3% in January-March year-on-year to 1.596 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh), the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry has told Interfax-Ukraine.

KYIV, May 4 – The state nuclear power company Energoatom has signed a contract with Orano, formerly known as Areva, France, to assess the possibility of the practical implementation of services to reprocess spent nuclear fuel assemblies from Ukrainian reactors of VVER-1000 type at the French La Hague Reprocessing Plant.