KYIV, Jan 29 – The refinancing rate hike shows the NBU remains focused on sustainably reducing inflation as part of its planned shift towards inflation targeting and commitment to preserving improvements in the country's macroeconomic and financial stability, Fitch Ratings analysts have said.

KYIV, Jan 30 - Energy and Coal Industry Minister Ihor Nasalyk and representatives of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) discussed holding a tender for the positions of independent members of the supervisory board of Ukrenergo, the ministry's press service reported.

KIEV, Jan. 31 – The Metinvest Group has called for a halt to the military confrontation near the town of Avdiyivka in Donetsk region, warning against a humanitarian disaster due to the suspension of Europe's largest coking and chemical plant in that town and a halt to heat supplies to local residents.

KIEV, Jan. 30 – Holders of eurobonds of nationalized PrivatBank (Dnipro), following the example of U.S. Cargill, are demanding compensation for their investment in the bank's securities.

KIEV, Jan. 31 - Metinvest Group's Avdiyivka Coke Plant in the Donetsk region suspended operation amid a blackout caused by the hostilities but has managed to maintain autonomous power generation for the plant and to heat Avdiyivka with coke gas.

KIEV, Jan. 30 – National Nuclear Generating Company Energoatom has announced a tender to prepare a construction site for the centralized spent nuclear fuel storage facility in the period from February 20 until August 20, 2017.

KIEV, Jan. 30 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has launched a project on technical cooperation with the Individuals Deposit Guarantee Fund, advised by KPMG-Ukraine LLC.

KIEV, Jan. 30 - Ukraine has depleted 31.3%, or 4.616 billion cubic meters (bcm) of the natural gas it has in underground storage facilities, bring the storage level to 10.116 bcm, from October 13, 2016, when the current heating season began, through January 28, 2017.

MOSCOW, Jan. 31 - Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller said there are risks for transit shipments of Russian gas to European countries through Ukraine if the cold weather continues.

KIEV, Jan. 28 – Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko has discussed the participation of China Haisum Engineering Co. in the development of infrastructure projects in Kiev.