KYIV, April 25 - Energoatom has received a special permit from the State Nuclear Regulatory Commission to commission the centralized spent nuclear fuel storage facility, the company said on Monday.

KYIV, April 23 – It may take at least a year to launch the production of vaccines against coronavirus (COVID-19) in Ukraine, even with the help of the technology transfer mechanism, Executive Director of the Farmak pharmaceutical company (Kyiv) Volodymyr Kostiuk said.

KYIV, April 23 – The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) in its updated inflation statements released on its website has downgraded the estimate of the decline in Ukraine's gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter of 2021 to 1.5% from 0.1% in the January financial statements.

KYIV, April 23 – Ukraine’s economy will grow faster in 2021 and 2022 than has been previously expected as the country is recovering from COVID-19, the Ministry for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture reported.

KYIV, April 23 – The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Ukraine together with the International Labor Organization (ILO) presented a new joint pilot project called "Economic Empowerment of Women as a Response to the COVID-19 Crisis in Ukraine," the communications department of the UNDP in Ukraine said.

KYIV, April 26 – The introduction of public regulation of prices for gasoline and diesel fuel will lead to negative consequences for the market, Deputy Energy Minister of Ukraine Maksym Nemchinov said.

KYIV, April 26 – Ukraine’s Finance Ministry on Monday announced pricing of its new $1.25 billion Eurobond issue due 2029 on international capital markets that was priced at 6.875% annual yield, the ministry reported.

KYIV, April 24 – Ukraine’s security service SBU listed more Russian software companies as potential cybersecurity threat and asked President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to ban their use in the country.

KYIV, April 23 – Ukrposhta has sent more than 30,000 parcels to New York from the Boryspil International Airport (Kyiv region) by a passenger plane of Ukraine International Airlines (UIA).

KYIV, April 24 – Ukraine’s market for pet food may contract 20% by the end of 2020 due coronavirus pandemic triggered economic crisis, CEO of Kormotech Rostyslav Vovk said citing the pessimistic scenario.