KIEV, Nov. 30 – Metinvest, the largest Ukrainian private mining and metal company is considering the increase of imports of coking coal from its coalmines in the United States, if the blocking of coking coal supplies from Russia and the territories of Donbas that are not under control of the Ukrainian government continues.

KIEV, Nov. 30 – The imports duty will be revoked from January 1, Deputy Finance Minister Olena Makeyeva told the Ukrainian Pharmaceutical Forum organized by Adam Smith Institute in Kiev.

KIEV, Nov. 27 - The Sloviansk thermal power plant (part of Donbasenergo) will buy coal from Snizhneantratsyt and possibly from Sverdlovantratsyt, both located in the military-operation zone in Donbas region, which are not controlled by the Ukrainian government, a Donbasenergo representative told the National Commission for State Regulation of Energy and Utilities in Kiev on Thursday.

KHARKIV, Nov. 27 – Shell has failed to achieve desired progress in the exploration of the Yuzivska shale gas field (Kharkiv and Donetsk regions) due to hostilities in Donbas, VP of Shell's upstream business in Ukraine Graham Tiley said, according to Kharkiv Regional State Administration's press service.

KIEV, Nov. 29 – The National Electricity Regulatory Commission has reduced tariffs for electricity generated from renewable sources for December to the minimal fixed level (by 1.42%).

The decision was made at a commission meeting in Kiev on Monday.

KIEV, Nov. 29 - The outlook for Ukraine's banking system remains negative, says Moody's Investors Service in a new Banking System Outlook published on Tuesday.

KIEV, Nov. 30 – The State Tax Service is strengthening control over operations of companies cooperating with offshore companies and is preparing proposals to create a new division for checking transactions with offshore companies, Deputy State Tax Service Head Serhiy Lekar said at a briefing on Tuesday.

KIEV, Nov. 30 – The State Property Fund has announced a tender to conduct an independent assessment of a 45.103% stake in Zakhidenergo, an electricity generating company, which is to be put up for sale.

KIEV, Nov. 30 – The State Property Fund on January 20 will hold a privatization tender to sell a 50% stake in Zakarpattiaoblenergo (Uzhgorod), reads an official report in the Vidomosti Pryvatyzatsii newspaper published on Wednesday.

KIEV, Nov. 30 – OJSC State Saving Bank of Ukraine (Oschadbank) is to open a UAH 700 million renewable credit line (a first tranche of UAH 500 million and a second tranche of UAH 200 million) for National Nuclear Generating Company EnergoAtom.