KYIV, Aug 23 – Some 780 filling stations continue operating without a fuel sales license after the launch of the fuel administration reform from July 1, the Ukrainian Oil & Gas Association has said.

KYIV, Aug 23 – The privatization of the Ukroboronprom state concern will not affect the level of corruption in the industry, but it will weaken the state's defense, the former deputy commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces, Lieutenant General, and now technical director of the defense company Ramzai, Volodymyr Shatov, said.

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.