KYIV, Sept 24 – Ukraine's GDP in 2018 is expected to grow by 3.1% amid 9.5% inflation (December over December) and the growth is expected to slightly slow in 2019 to 3.0% amid 7.4% inflation, according to an updated consensus forecast released by Ukraine's Ministry of Economic Development and Trade on Monday.

KYIV, Sept 25 – The cost of the completion of the Darnytsky Bridge in Kyiv is around EUR 30 million, and the bridge should be transferred to the balance sheet of the Kyiv City Administration, Deputy Infrastructure Minister Viktor Dovhan said during the public business discussion entitled "Investing in Transport Infrastructure of Ukraine: Opportunities, Challenges, Solutions" held in Kyiv on Monday.

KYIV, Sept 25 – Germany could finance construction of the Mariupol-Zaporizhia highway, Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelyan wrote on his Facebook page on Monday.

KYIV, Sept 25 – The sunflower seed crushing facilities in Ukraine in the new season could reach 22 million tons a year, and seed production would be 14-15 million tons, the UkrAgroConsult analytical agency has said in a report.

KYIV, Sept 25 – Ukraine is preparing for expanding defense cooperation with the countries of African region in the sphere of aircraft repair.

KYIV, Sept 25 – The Ukrmetallurgprom association has expressed concern about the introduction of preliminary safeguard measures on imports of rolled steel irrespective of its origin and exports by the Ministry of Customs and Trade of Turkey.

KYIV, Sept. 25 - The U.S. Coast Guard will transfer two former 110-foot Coast Guard ships to Ukraine as the country is seeking to strengthen its naval forces amid escalating tensions with Russia.

KIEV, Sept. 26 – U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie L. Yovanovitch has visited Kharkiv-based public JSC Turboatom, the enterprise's press service reported.

KIEV, Sept. 23 – Agents of the National Anti-corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) on Friday detained the director of LLC Zaporizhia titanium and magnesium combine (ZTMC) as part of an investigation on charges of abuse of office by the combine's top managers, which led to large-scale embezzlement.

KIEV, Sept. 23 – The key objective in the management of coal assets of DTEK private energy holding in the Donbas conflict zone remains logistics, DTEK CEO Maksym Tymchenko told Interfax-Ukraine.