KIEV, May 31 – Prime Minister Volodymyr Hroysman, after visiting Mariupol Illich Steel Works (Donetsk region), part of Metinvest Group, and talking to management has ordered that ministries and agencies discuss the problems of mining and metal companies and hold a special meeting.

KIEV, May 30 – The trade union of nuclear workers predicts delays with the launch of reactors of nuclear power plants after their repair due to the impossibility of paying for fresh fuel.

KIEV, May 31 – Ukrainian industry faces the task of launching serial production of tactical and strategic drones capable of detecting a threat at long distances, when it is still on the aggressor's territory, Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Secretary Oleksandr Turchynov said.

KIEV, May 31 – Moody's Investors Service has changed the outlook for Ukraine's banking system to stable from negative, the rating agency said in a statement.

KIEV, June 1 – The 16th International Financial Forum with participation of heads and chief specialists of insurance, reinsurance, brokerage, assistance, auditing, consulting, law and rating companies operating in the insurance sector, heads of the national commission for financial service markers regulation and other public agencies will take place in Odessa on September 14 through September 17, the Business Strategy Center Perspektiva announced.

KIEV, June 1 – Parliament has passed at second reading a bill that temporarily, until December 31, 2018, cuts excise duties on used passenger cars.

The measure aims at removing temporary imports schemes to avoid taxation.

LVIV, June 1 – The European Investment Bank is ready to finance the Hrybovychi landfill reclamation project in Lviv. Fires raged at the site several days ago, and a landslide occurred on Monday, burying four firemen, Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovy said.

KIEV, June 1 – Prime Assets Capital, the beneficiary of which is Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, having transferred 85% of shares in Roshen Confectionary Corporation to Rothschild Trust management on March 25, 2016, has become the holder of the shares via a chain of companies on the British Virgin Islands, Cyprus and the Netherlands.

KIEV, May 29 – Ukraine and the United States plan to jointly fight violation of copyrights online in Ukraine in 2016, the Ukrainian-U.S. Trade and Investment Council (TIC) said in a statement after holding its fifth meeting in Kiev.

KIEV, May 29 – Naftogaz Ukrayiny welcomes the plans of Russia's Gazprom to hand its claims against the Ukrainian company over to arbitration, the head of the Ukrainian state gas monopoly said in response to statements by Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller on the new claims against Naftogaz.