KYIV, April 2 – Oschadbank, PrivatBank and Raiffeisen Bank Aval (Kyiv) have announced their readiness to gradually reduce the interchange fee to 0.9% by July 2023 and called on the Verkhovna Rada to abandon the market regulation of the acquiring fee, PrivatBank's press service reported on Friday.

KYIV, April 5 – Operations with natural gas, which is stored in underground gas storage (UGS) facilities in the "customs warehouse" mode, have been locked since the beginning of the month due to inconsistencies in the legislation, the press service of JSC Ukrtransgaz has reported.

KYIV, April 2 – The strengthening of e-commerce under quarantine conditions will stimulate the demand for warehouse space within the city in 2020, according to a study by CBRE Ukraine (Kyiv), an international consulting company.

KYIV, April 2 – Ukraine will probably produce 94 million metric tons of grain and oilseeds in 2020/2021 marketing season, the Ukrainian Grain Association (UGA) reported in its April report. This is an upgrade from 92.6 million mt forecast reported in March.

KYIV, April 3 – Ukraine’s air pollution dropped for the first time in over a decade after coronavirus quarantine measures shut down most of the steel and mining sector, the country’s biggest polluters, a government study showed.

KYIV, April 3 – Ukraine suspended exports of buckwheat, one of its major food staples, amid fears that coronavirus pandemic has broken global supply chains and may lead to sweeping food shortages.

KYIV, April 5 – The state-owned PrivatBank launched the service of digital OSAGO, a mandatory insurance of vehicle owners' civil liability policies, that can be bought online and did not require the receiving of a paper document.

KYIV, April 4 – The restriction of imports of fuel via the introduction of duties and quotas would result in monopolization of the Ukrainian market, the Ukrainian Oil & Gas Association has said.

KYIV, April 4 - The Cabinet of Ministers approved the new membership of the nomination committee for selection of heads of state-owned enterprises, Cabinet Minister Oleksandr Sayenko said.

KHARKIV, April 5 – The lawsuit of the Justice Ministry to recover UAH 705 million from the Lysychansk oil refinery, which is owned by Rosneft, is not politically motivated, Deputy Director of the judicial work and bankruptcy department of the Justice Ministry Ihor Bahno said.