KYIV, Aug 31 – The deficit of Ukraine's balance of payment in July 2018 totaled $170 million, which is 40.4% better than in July 2017, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has reported.

KYIV, Sept 3 - Ukraine in January-August 2018 reduced transit of natural gas through its gas transportation system (GTS) by 6% compared to the same period in 2017, to 58.217 billion cubic meters, according to live data from PJSC Ukrtransgaz.

KYIV, Sep 3 – The largest budget passenger airline Ryanair on September 3 launched its first flight from Ukraine to Berlin (Schonefeld) from Kyiv (Boryspil International Airport).

KYIV, Sept 3 – Ukrainian agrarian exports to the EU countries in January-July 2018 decreased by 3.7% to $ 3.1 billion, according to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food on Monday.

KYIV, Sep 3 – The Anti-monopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) will ask the Verknovna Rada's committee on the fuel and energy complex to finalize draft law No. 8449 that introduces an auction system to stimulate the development of renewable energy in line with existing legislation, the AMCU's press service has said.

KYIV, Sept 4 – Ukraine's National Energy and Utilities Regulatory Commission (NEURC) has issued licenses for the supply of natural gas to Naftogaz Teplo (Heat) LLC gas supplying company and Naftogaz Trading LLC gas supplying company, which are lower-tier subsidiaries of NJSC Naftogaz Ukrayiny.

KYIV, Sept 4 - Ferrexpo plc, whose main assets are Ukrainian iron ore producers Poltava and Yeristovo mining and processing plants, exported 5.77 million tons of iron ore pellets in January-July 2018, retaining its leadership among FSU pellet exporters.

KYIV, Sept 4 – The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has set a target inflation rate at 5% from December 2019, according to the NBU's monetary policy strategy approved by the NBU council in July and posted on the regulator's website on Tuesday.

KYIV, Sept 4 - The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) may raise its key refinancing rate to at least 18% in September, bankers polled by Interfax-Ukraine said.

KYIV, Sept 5 – Coal stocks at warehouses of power plants as of September 4 totaled 1.895 million tons, which is 20,000 tons or 1.1% less than a year ago, Ukraine's Energy and Coal Industry Ministry reported on Tuesday.