KYIV, Jan 2 – The Business Activity Expectations Index, calculated by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) on a scale from zero to 100, dropped by 3.4 points in December to 45.7 points, remaining below the neutral level for the third month in a row (50 points), the central bank said on Tuesday.

KYIV, Dec 30 – Mining and metallurgical group Metinvest continues producing metal products at its enterprises, to extracting iron ore under constant threat of enemy shelling and amid power shortages.

KYIV, Dec 30 – The number of hospitalizations of patients with coronavirus (COVID-19) disease in Ukraine is growing, but vaccination rates have fallen sharply due to the war, Deputy Minister of Health, Chief Sanitary Doctor Ihor Kuzin said.

KYIV, Dec 30 – After the 100% concentration of Ukrnafta shares, the state has determined the company's priority tasks to be its rhythmic work, providing fuel to the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Ministry of Defense, critical infrastructure and the population, creating, where possible, "points of invincibility," paying taxes and fulfilling the company's social obligations to employees, director of Ukrnafta Serhiy Koretsky said.

KYIV, Jan 2 - Ukrgazvydobuvannia, 100% of whose shares are owned by Naftogaz Ukrayiny, produced 12.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas in 2022, which is 3% less than in 2021.

KYIV, Dec 31 – Ukrainian gas transmission system (GTSOU) LLC does not plan to use components produced in the Russian Federation in the large-scale upgrade of the gas transmission system within the next five years, said Head of Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine LLC (GTSOU) Serhiy Makogon.

KYIV, Dec 31 – The Norwegian company Scatec and its partner FMO (Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank) have grid connected the 32 MW Kamianka project in Cherkasy region, the company said in a press release.

KYIV, Dec 31 - Skyrizon Aircraft Holdings Limited (the British Virgin Islands) of Chinese investors and MS-4 LLC (Kharkiv) of Ukrainian businessman Oleksandr Yaroslavsky, as the owners of more than 10% of the shares, convene an extraordinary meeting of Motor Sich on January 31.

WASHINGTON, Dec 30 - U.S. prosecutors accused Ukrainian tycoon Ihor Kolomoyskiy and another Ukrainian businessman of using misappropriated funds to buy real estate in Ohio, following earlier similar U.S. allegations involving property in Kentucky and Texas, Reuters reported Dec. 30.

KYIV, Dec 31 – The American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine has urged the government to ease restrictions and to allow more retail operations stay open during an upcoming three-week coronavirus lockdown in January.