KIEV, Sept. 1 – Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk has ordered the state financial inspectorate to carry out comprehensive audits of the top 20 state enterprises, Economic Development and Trade Minister Aivaras Abromavicius said.

KIEV, Sept. 1 – The additional imports duty will be revoked on January 1, 2016, as was planned when it was introduced, the Economic Development and Trade Minister Aivaras Abromavicius confirmed.

KIEV, Aug. 29 – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund on Friday completed the first review of how Ukraine fulfils the economic program backed by the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) and approved the SBA second tranche worth SDR 914.67 million ($1.39 billion), the IMF said in a statement.

KIEV, Sept. 1 - Fitch Ratings has downgraded the city of Kiev's, the city of Kharkiv's and Odessa region's Long-term local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) to 'CCC' from 'B-'.

KIEV, Sept. 1 – The Cabinet of Ministers has created an interagency working group for the collection of debts of natural gas consumers and the improvement of the financial state of national joint-stock company Naftogaz Ukrayiny.

KHARKIV, Aug. 30 – The removal of the last batch (about 790 tons) of melange, a toxic component of rocket fuel, from the A-2136 military unit (Shevchenkove district in Kharkiv region) is scheduled for September 4, the Kharkiv regional media center of the Defense Ministry reported.

KIEV, Aug. 30 – The Cabinet of Ministers has ordered Naftogaz Ukrayiny and the heads of central executive power agencies to ensure there are urgent technological limits imposed on natural gas supplies to companies that produce heat if they do not pay in full for the gas they consume.

KIEV, Sept. 1 - Royal Dutch/Shell on Thursday became the first oil major to sign an agreement with Ukraine, opening door for exploration and production of shale gas in the country.

KIEV, Aug. 30 – The Ukraine-Japan Center, with the assistance of Kiev City State Administration and the Embassy of Japan in Ukraine, will organize a charitable event titled "Sky Lanterns" in Kiev to thank Ukraine for the aid and commemoration of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

KIEV, Aug. 31 – The expected increase in tariffs on heat supply after the increase of gas prices in Ukraine would be 29.7% on average, First Deputy Municipal Economy Minister Hryhoriy Semchuk said.