KYIV, March 23 – If the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is not completed by the end of 2019, Russia will be forced to negotiate with Ukraine on a new gas transit contract, Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine for European Integration Olena Zerkal said.

KYIV, March 23 - Ukraine signed a preliminary agreement on Friday with France to buy 55 helicopters from a division of Airbus to be used by the police, border guards and emergency services, Reuters reported.

KYIV, March 23 - Ireland’s Ryanair will launch its first routes from European cities to Ukraine, the low-cost airline said on Friday, rekindling a deal it walked away from last July over alleged attempts to protect the market for Ukrainian competitors, Reuters reported.

KYIV, March 22 - Ukraine increases electricity exports 6.1% in January and February 2018 year-on-year to 1.032 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh), the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry told Interfax-Ukraine.

KYIV, March 22 – Ukrtatnafta has applied to the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade with the request for a special investigation into the growth of volume of imported petroleum products in Ukraine.

KRAMATORSK, March 22 - Fuhrlander Windtechnology LLC intends to produce 17 wind turbines for Ukrainian wind farms in 2018, deputy director for commercial issues Yuriy Shevchenko has told reporters during a visit to Kramatorsk organized by Ecodiya (Ecoaction) and Germanwatch.

KYIV, March 22 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union (EU) are extending their support to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine to EUR 1.15 billion, the EBRD has said in a press release.

KYIV, March 23 – Myronivsky Hliboproduct (MHP) has announced the placement of eight-year $550 million loan participation notes at 6.95% per annum.

KYIV, March 23 – Danish BankeElectromotive and Lutsk Automobile Plant No. 1 of Bogdan Motors have signed contract for engineering and production of trucks for collecting waste by municipalities of cities and towns all over the European Union.

KYIV, March 23 – The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) initiates the update of the package program on development of the country's financial sector until 2020 and announced the creation of a working group to update the document.