KYIV, June 27 – The Consumer Confidence Index of Ukrainians in May decreased by 5 points and amounted to 72.6 points (on a scale from zero to 200), while the indices of current personal financial standing and economic expectations over the next year decreased significantly, the study of the Info Sapiens agency shows.

KYIV, June 26 – Among state and public institutions, surveyed Ukrainians distrust officials (the state apparatus) the most at 78.5%, followed by political parties at 77.5%, the Verkhovna Rada at 76%, and courts at 73%.

MOSCOW, June 26 - Russia and Ukraine plan to sign a new contract on supply of Ukrainian uranium to Russia in summer, International Uranium Enrichment Center General Director Gleb Yefremov said in an interview with Interfax.

KIEV, June 23 – A corn seed processing plant of Monsanto, a large global seed producer, could be launched in August 2018, according to a posting on the website of Zhytomyr Regional Administration.

KYIV, May 24 – State-owned enterprise Ukrzaliznytsia, with funding from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the World Bank's RELINC project, plans to acquire up to 80 modern powerful electric locomotives.

KYIV, May 27 – The Ukrainian Grain Association (UGA) has reduced its estimate of the potential harvest in 2024 by 1.5 million tons compared to the previous forecast, bringing it to 74.6 million tons of grains and oilseeds, according to the association's press service.

LUXEMBOURG, May 27 – The previously forecasted growth of Ukraine's real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2024, which was 4.6%, has been revised down to 3.5% due to recent destruction of energy infrastructure by Russian aggressors and the resulting energy shortages, reported Ukraine's Deputy Finance Minister Olha Zykova.

KYIV, May 27 – Private Joint Stock Company Pokrovsky Mining and Processing Plant (formerly Ordzhonikidze Mining and Processing Plant, Dnipropetrovsk region) due to a lack of electricity, will presumably continue to stand idle and is building its own solar power plant (SPP) by September with a capacity of 1 MW.

KYIV, May 26 – The liberalization of the natural gas market for internal consumers, planned on July 1, will put a customer at the central position instead of a supplier, Naftogaz Group's Chief Transformation Officer Otto Waterlander has said.

KYIV, May 27 – Ukrainian coke chemical plants reduced by 24% on the year imports of coking coal and coal concentrate for coking to 3.06 million metric tons in January-April, Ukrmetallurgprom reported Wednesday.