KYIV, Aug 22 - The medium-term strategy of public debt management for 2018-2020, approved by the Cabinet of Ministers on August 22, suggests the strengthening of the hryvnia to U.S. dollar exchange rate in 2019 to UAH 29.4/$1 after devaluation this year to UAH 30.1 per $1.

KYIV, Aug 23 – The volume of completed construction works in Ukraine in July 2018 increased by 9.7% compared to July 2017, whereas growth in June 2018 from June 2017 was 2.2%.

KYIV, Aug 23 – The city of Dnipro is to build an industrial park, Innovation Forpost, on 61.4 ha with UAH 2.7 billion in investment, the Dnipro Development Agency has said.

KYIV, Aug 23 – A European Vega light launch vehicle, which has a Ukrainian-made engine, has successfully put the European Space Agency's Earth Explorer Aeolus satellite into orbit.

KYIV, Aug 23 – Naftogaz has not been buying natural gas under a contract with Russia's PJSC Gazprom for 1,000 days, since November 26, 2015, importing gas from the West.

KYIV, Aug 23 – The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) expects inflation in August 2018 to decline year-over-year and there will be further deflation in comparison with July 2018, Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine Dmytro Sologub said, citing preliminary estimates.

KYIV, Aug 23 - Ukroboronprom State Concern has successfully completed the next stage of state tests of new RS-80 Oskol aviation missiles, developed by state enterprise Artem that is part of the state concern.

KYIV, Aug 23 - The level of shadow economy in Ukraine in the first quarter of 2018 decreased by 4 percentage points compared to the same period in 2017, to 33% of GDP, according to a report on general trends in the shadow economy, published by the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade in Ukraine.

KYIV, Aug 23 - The volume of construction work in Ukraine in July increased by 17.3% on the year compared with July 2016, while the growth in June from June 2016 was 31.9%, the State Statistics Service reported.

KYIV, Aug 22 – Ukraine’s industrial production in July declined by 2.6% year-over-year, against a 3.8% rise in June from June 2016 and a 1.2% rise in May from May 2016, the State Statistics Service reported.