KIEV, Sept. 4 – The hryvnia exchange rate could stay at the present level for several weeks, acting first deputy head of the National Bank of Ukraine Oleksandr Pisaruk said.

KIEV, Sept. 2 – The launch of units one and four of Centrenergo's Vuhlehirska thermal power plant (TPP, Svitlodarsk, Donetsk region) is planned in December 2013, while units two and three will be launched in 2014, Ukrainian Energy and Coal Industry Minister Eduard Stavytsky said.

KIEV, Sept. 3 - A 92.75% stake in PJSC Sumykhimprom will be put up for sale at an auction in October, and a 60.001% stake in PJSC Kharkivoblenergo in November.

KIEV, Sept. 4 - Skhidny Mining (Zhovti Vody, Dnipropetrovsk region) produced 421 tons of uranium concentrate in H1, which is 0.2% up year-over-year (420 tons), the Atomnyk Ukrayiny newspaper says, referring to a report acting director of Skhidny Mining, Oleksandr Sorokin, made at a meeting of the company's workers.

KIEV, Sept. 4 – Ukraine has slipped by 11 places in the Global Competitiveness Index published on Wednesday by the World Economic Forum, to 84th among 148 countries.

The authors of the GCI say that putting economic growth on a more stable footing in future will require Ukraine to address important challenges. Arguably, the country’s most important challenge is the needed overhaul of its institutional framework, which suffers from red tape, a lack of transparency, and favoritism, says the report.

KIEV, Sept. 4 – Naftogaz Ukrayiny has denied media reports of its debt to Ukraine's national budget appeared.

"Naftogaz Ukrainy declares that all taxes and duties are paid by the company to Ukraine's national budget in full and on time. As of September 1, 2013, the company formed an advance payment on taxes and other mandatory payments worth over UAH 1.1 billion," the company said.

KIEV, Sept. 4 - Ukraine seeks to let European energy companies store natural gas in its massive underground gas storage facilities as part of the country’s energy sector integration effort, Energy ands Coal Industry Minister Eduard Stavytskiy said.

KIEV, Sept. 3 - Rentechno (Kiev) has started the construction of a 1.331 MW solar power plant in Novoukrainka district in Kirovohrad region, said Dmytro Lukomsky,the company's director for development.

KIEV, Sept. 3 – Kiev and Baghdad are ready to sign an intergovernmental agreement on military and technical cooperation between Ukraine and Iraq, said Iraqi Ambassador Shorsh Khalid Said.

KIEV, Sept. 3 – For every 1 million banknotes in Ukraine there are only 3.4 fakes, said Vira Rychakivska, the deputy head of the National Bank of Ukraine.