KYIV, Oct 2 – The production of weapons in Ukraine doubled in the first eight months of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said on Wednesday.

KYIV, Oct 2 – The total amount of indirect losses for Ukraine, including current and projected losses of revenue and added value, since the beginning of the full-scale invasion have reached $1.164 trillion and $385.7 billion, respectively, according to a study by Kyiv School of Economics (KSE).

KYIV, Oct 4 – The insurance market of Ukraine from July 1, 2022 to July 1, 2023 decreased by 19%, to 115 companies from 142, mainly due to the non-life segment (26 insurance companies), according to the report of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) on the state of the insurance market during the war.

KYIV, Oct 4 – The European Commission promises to pay Ukraine a tranche of macro-financial assistance in the amount of EUR 5 billion as soon as possible, Executive Vice President of the European Commission Valdis Dombrovskis has said.

WASHINGTON, Oct 4 - The U.S. announced plans on Tuesday to provide an additional $625 million in military aid to Ukraine, a package that includes additional advanced rocket systems credited with helping the country’s military gain momentum in its war with Russia.

KYIV, Oct 4 – Ukrainian Hotmine (Spechash LLC) and South-Ukrainian nuclear power plant plan to build a digital power plant with capacity of 100 MW, which will allow converting the excess basic electrical energy of the nuclear power plant into cryptocurrency, Hotmine owner Oles Slobodeniuk said.

KYIV, Oct 4 – Ukraine has suspended the injection of natural gas into its underground gas storage (UGS) facilities, according to the operational data of JSC Ukrtransgaz.

Ukraine added 13.94 million cubic meters to the storage facilities on October 1, 610,000 cu m on October 2 and the number has dropped to zero on October 3, the data show.

KYIV, Oct 4 – The National Bank of Ukraine's (NBU) monthly Business Activity Outlook Index (BAOI) fell to 53.1 in September from 53.4 in August, but remained above neutral, according to the results of a corporate survey conducted by the central bank.

KYIV, Oct 1 - The main sales market for Ukrainian fruit and vegetable products in the 2019/2020 season were the EU countries, which account for 67% of the volume of exports of fruits, berries, vegetables and nuts from the country.

KYIV, Oct 1 - Metinvest, the largest mining and metallurgical holding in Ukraine, may acquire Industrial Coal Holding LLC (ICH), Pokrovske Mine Directorate, Sviato-Varvarynska Enrichment Factory LLC and Mine Construction Company LLC.