KYIV, May 25 – Ukraine will reduce gas consumption to the level of its own production and continue the transition to carbon-free energy, Energy Minister Herman Haluschenko said during a meeting with acting US Chargé d'Affaires for Ukraine Alan Purcell and US Agency for International Development (USAID) in Ukraine Director James Hope on Wednesday.

KYIV, May 25 - Energoatom has refuted the information voiced in Davos by the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, about stockpiles of 30,000 kg of plutonium and 40,000 kg of enriched uranium at Zaporizhia nuclear power plant occupied by Russian invaders, which, in his opinion, are at risk of being kidnapped for military purposes.

KYIV, May 26 – The adverse weather conditions in Ukraine in early April and the middle of May, which came amid frost, excessive rainfall and low air temperatures, affected the situation in the fruit and vegetable sector of the country, which led to difficulties in pricing, harvesting and the quality of manufacturers' products, Development Director at the Ukrainian Horticultural Association Kateryna Zvereva has said.

KYIV, May 26 – A group of international investors operating and building renewable energy facilities with a total installed capacity of more than 2 GW in Ukraine have asked the government to sign a memorandum on resolving issues in the field of renewable energy as soon as possible.

KYIV, May 26 – The Swedish company IKEA, the world's largest furniture and home goods retailer, has decided to temporarily limit the work of the Ukrainian online store, leaving only the option of ordering goods with home delivery in Kyiv, IKEA reported.

KYIV, May 22 – Owner of Myronivsky Hliboproduct agricultural holding (MHP) Yuriy Kosiuk will be ready to consider the purchase of leased agricultural land, if the price does not exceed $1,500 or $2,000 per hectare.

KYIV, May 25 - As part of the reform of the state defense concern Ukroboronprom, Ukrainian arms makers will be allowed to export their products directly without a state mediator, Deputy Foreign Minister Yehor Bozhok said.

KYIV, May 26 – Productive moisture reserves under winter crops in the tilth-top soil in most areas of the western, northern, central, in some areas of the eastern regions of Ukraine as of May 20 were within optimal range (21-45 mm of productive moisture), UkrAgroConsult analytical agency said citing the National Weather Center.

KYIV, May 24 – The deficit of Ukraine's budget would be 2.3% of GDP in 2019, according to the World Bank's Ukraine Economic Update published on Thursday.

KYIV, May 23 – The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued a long-term low-interest loan in the amount of EUR 200 million to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine within the Early Recovery Program, Head of the EIB Representation in Ukraine Jean-Erik De Zagon has said, when opening six repaired medical facilities in Kharkiv.