LONG BEACH, Calif., Aug. 1 ??“ An international consortium led by Boeing and involving major Ukrainian and Russian space companies signed a contract for a satellite launch from a site in Kazakhstan, Sea Launch, the consortium, reported.

KIEV, Aug. 1 ??“ Ukraine will not sell electricity to Russia at reduced rates, Economy Minister Serhiy Teriokhin told journalists in Kiev on Friday.

KIEV, Aug. 1 ??“ By the end of 2007 Podil Cement, or Podilcement in Khmelnytsky region, is planning to switch to using coal to power its furnaces, significantly cutting the cost of its cement, the company's commercial director, Anatoliy Dehtiariov, told Interfax-Ukraine.

KYIV, June 28 – Ukraine and Spain are launching a pilot project for the development of Ukrainian railways to EU standards, the press service of the Ministry of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development (Ministry of Restoration) reported on Thursday.

KYIV, July 1 – Bill No. 3356-d on the mandatory use of liquid biofuels (biocomponents) in the transport industry since May 1, 2022 was adopted by Parliament in the first reading.

KYIV, July 1 – Canadian mining company Black Iron Inc. with assets in Ukraine has filed a preliminary short form prospectus with the securities commissions in each of the Provinces of Canada (other than Quebec), in connection with a marketed public offering of common shares of the company for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately CAD10 million.

KYIV, July 1 – The Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) equals 71.3 in May, which is 5.9 points lower than in April (the values of indices can vary from 0 to 200), according to the study conducted by Info Sapiens.

KYIV, July 1 - A draft law which President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says will help curb the influence of oligarchs who have dominated Ukraine for decades was approved in its first reading in parliament on Thursday, Reuters reported.

KYIV, July 1 – The consolidated balance of payments of Ukraine in May had a deficit of $353 million, which is 52.4% less than in May 2019 ($749 million), according to preliminary data reported by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) on Monday.

KYIV, June 30 – The Swedish company IKEA, the world's largest furniture and home goods retailer, has begun an independent audit of its timber supply chain in Ukraine in connection with allegations by Earthsight of using illegally logged timber.