KYIV, Oct 26 – The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food predicts that Ukrainian farmers will sow 5-7% less winter crops than last year, and exports via the sea corridor will reach 1 million tons by the end of October, First Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy Taras Vysotsky said during the national telethon.

KYIV, Oct 26 – The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) decided to lower the key policy rate by 4 percentage points from October 27, to 16% per annum, while the majority of market players expected a decrease of 2 percentage points, to 18%, while rates on overnight and three-month certificates of deposit and refinancing loans will remain at the same level.

KYIV, Oct 26 – Avdiyivka Coke and Chemical Plant, part of Metinvest Group and has been in cold conservation mode since May of this year, can be restored after 8-10 months of intensive repairs, Yuriy Ktsynenko, the general director of the enterprise, believes.

KYIV, Oct 26 – Ukrainian traders D.Trading LLC, ERU LLC and state trader JSC Energy Company of Ukraine after the cancellation of electricity exports to Europe began testing the possibilities of electricity imports, starting with Slovakia, according to the results of daily auctions held by NPC Ukrenergo for the sale of interstate cross-section from this country.

BERLIN, Oct 26 – DTEK's thermal power plants saw UAH 17.6 billion in losses in January-October, including more than one third of which in the third quarter, the latest Russian shelling aggravated the situation even more and necessitates support for the company on a par with the entire industry, DTEK CEO Maksym Timchenko said.

KYIV, Oct 26 – Metinvest Mining and Metallurgical Group is currently operating at 30%-50% of the pre-war levels and will be able to restore its previous volumes within six months to a year after the end of the war, Metinvest CEO Yuriy Ryzhenkov told the British edition of The Economist.

KYIV, Oct 25 – Private investment can play a key role in ensuring that Ukraine meets its obligations under the Paris Agreement on Climate and the European Green Deal, Regional Manager for Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova at the International Finance Corporation (IFC) Jason Pellmar has said.

KYIV, Oct 25 – The Ministry of Economy has announced a competition to select four independent members of the supervisory board of NJSC Naftogaz Ukrayiny, candidates must submit documents by December 6, the ministry said on its website on Monday.

KYIV, Oct 25 – In January-September 2021, biggest polluting companies inflicted losses on the environment in the amount of over UAH 2 billion, half of which was caused to land resources, the State Environmental Inspectorate said on its website on Monday.

KYIV, Oct 25 - Ukraine will begin to lose GDP at the average annual price of imported gas above $ 900/1,000 cubic meters, First Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Economy Oleksiy Liubchenko has said.