KYIV, Aug 3 – Demand for rental housing in Ukraine this year has grown by 20-25% compared to last year, although it still does not reach its peak of 2019, President of the Association of Realtors of Ukraine (ASNU) Yuriy Pita said.

KYIV, Aug 3 – Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovy has proposed to Eberspacher, a German manufacturer of exhaust systems, heating and air conditioning systems for vehicles, which intends to open one of its production facilities in Ukraine, two ready-made locations to choose from within the city.

KYIV, Aug 4 – Clients of Nova Poshta from July 2021 can send and receive money transfers in the Western Union international payment system.

KYIV, Aug 3 – The main oil pipeline Lysychansk-Kremenchuk and the tank farm of the Pivdenny offshore oil terminal received the status of a customs warehouse, according to a Tuesday press release from Naftogaz Ukrainy.

KYIV, Aug 3 – Shabo, a large Ukrainian wine producer (Odesa region) on July 28 opened its third brand store in China, Fuzhou, the previous two working in Guangzhou and Xi'an.

KYIV, Aug 3 – The Finance Ministry has issued licenses for the production of spirit to private companies, acting Director of state-owned enterprise Ukrspyrt Serhiy Bleskun said.

KYIV, Aug 4 – The son of Motor Sich's Honorary President Oleksandr Bohuslayev has bought the Gallinara Island in the Ligurian Sea near the Italian Riviera from several owners for more than EUR 10 million.

KYIV, Aug 4 – An increase in prices for a number of fruit and berry crops is being observed in Ukraine, while in the vegetable segment, on the contrary, a decrease in prices for the main items is recorded, which is due to the fact that the vegetable harvesting season is gaining momentum, Ukrainian Horticultural Association reported.

KYIV, Aug 4 – The Ukrainian Grain Association (UGA) in its July report has improved the forecast for the grain and oilseeds output to 100 million metric tons in 2020-2021 marketing season, up from 97.1 million mt the previous month.

KYIV, Aug 4 – The Business Activity Expectations Index, calculated by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), increased by 1.5 percentage points (p.p.) in July, to 46.9 after rising by 9.6 p.p. in June, however, it is still below the neutral value of 50 points and signals the prevalence of pessimistic business expectations, according to the regulator's website.