KYIV, July 1 – Ukraine in 2021/2022 marketing year (MY, July-June) exported 48.51 million tons of grains and legumes, which is 8.4% higher than in the previous MY, despite Russia's full-scale invasion and difficulties with the export of agricultural products because of the blockade of Ukrainian seaports.

KYIV, July 1 – President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Odile Renaud-Basso, Secretary Generals of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Mathias Cormann and the Council of Europe Marija Pejeinovic Buric confirmed their participation in the Ukraine Recovery Conference, which will be held in Lugano on July 4-5.

KYIV, July 2 – The National Commission for Communications and Information Technology Regulation (NCCR) has published the approximate schedule of the introduction the mobile number portability (MNP) services in mobile communications networks, offering its launch from May 1, 2019. Three months of the test period will precede the launch of the service.

KYIV, July 2 – The Kyivstar mobile operator plans to launch an application for own Smart Money financial service within one month, Head of the mobile financial services department of the operator Taras Horkun said.

KYIV, July 2 – General Electric (GE) has signed a contract with DTEK to supply high-voltage equipment for the 150 kV central power distribution station and two 150/35/10 kV substations, which would ensure the transmission of electricity from the first stage of Prymorska wind farm (Zaporizhia region) to the Ukrainian power grid, the press service of the Ukrainian energy holding has reported.

KYIV, July 2 - Ukraine in January-June cut natural gas imports by 36.7% or 2.554 billion cubic meters (bcm) year-over-year, to 4.408 bcm, according to information from public joint-stock company Ukrtransgaz.

KYIV, July 2 - The amount of money transfers from abroad to Ukraine in the first quarter increased 34.2% on the year to $2.61 billion, or 10.2% of gross domestic product (GDP), the National Bank of Ukraine said Monday.

KYIV, July 2 - Ukraine may take part in a number of defense programs in Turkey, including the design of a Turkish fighter jet and the Turkish main battle tank Altay, a source in the defense sector said Tuesday.

KIEV, July 3 – A Belarusian technology sector entrepreneur, Viktor Prokopenya, seeks to acquire the Ukrainian subsidiary of the Russian bank Sberbank, the National Bank of Ukraine reported Monday.

KIEV, July 3 – Ukraine may take action against two billionaires, Ihor Kolomoyskiy and Gennadiy Bogoliubov, for failing to pay their outstanding liabilities following the high-profile bankruptcy of their Privatbank last year.