KYIV, July 29 - Ukrnafta in January-June 2021 produced 739,300 tons of oil and condensate and 542.1 million cubic meters of gas, exceeding the production plan by 3.3% and 7.9%, respectively, the company reported.

KYIV, July 29 - A sports complex will be built at the Expocenter of Ukraine National Complex in Kyiv within the framework of the Big Construction and Healthy Ukraine presidential programs, which will occupy 22 hectares of territory, Deputy Head of the President's Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko said.

KYIV, July 30 - Nova Poshta has tested delivery using a drone, the test parcel rose to an altitude of 300 meters at 07:00 from the Chaika airfield (Kyiv region) and arrived at Korotych airfield (Kharkiv region) at 12:00.

KYIV, July 30 - The railway tracks in the exclusion zone of Chornobyl NPP are ready for transportation of spent nuclear fuel, the first test train passed through the reconstructed section, the press service of Ukrzaliznytsia reported, with reference to acting chairman of the board Ivan Yuryk.

KYIV, July 30 – Ukraine may resort to importing coal from Poland, South Africa, and Kazakhstan if domestic mines fail to produce enough coal for the winter, Energy Minister Herman Haluschenko said.

KYIV, July 30 – The rating agency Standard & Poor's has upgraded the credit rating of the state-owned railway company Ukrzaliznytsia to 'CCC +' on improved liquidity, the outlook is stable.

KYIV, July 30 – The Cabinet of Ministers has instructed in two months to complete staffing of the supervisory boards of 15 largest state-owned enterprises (SOE) with independent members and state representatives, as well as to expedite the submission of ownership policies and key performance indicators of the supervisory boards for Naftogaz Ukrayiny, Ukroboronprom and Ukrzaliznytsia to the government.

KYIV, July 30 – The second plant for the production of automotive electronics of Kostal Ukraine LLC, a subsidiary of Germany's Leopold Kostal GmbH & Co, will start operating in April 2021 in Dudarkiv (Boryspil district of Kyiv region), the press service of the Kyiv Regional Administration has reported.

KYIV, July 31 – Deputy Head of the President's Office of Ukraine Oleksiy Honcharuk has stated the land market could be unblocked by the end of 2019, and he also expects the unblocking of the privatization process.

KYIV, July 31 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) could issue up to $80 million to Kernel, one of the largest Ukrainian agricultural groups, within the framework of a syndicated loan to finance working capital, which is associated with the procurement, storage, transportation and sale of grains for export.