KYIV, May 21 – United Mining and Chemical Company (UMCC), which manages Vilnohirsk Mining and Metallurgical Plant (Dnipropetrovsk region) and Irshansk Mining and Processing Plant (Zhytomyr region), warns of a possible breakdown the privatization process as a result of news about the alleged supply of ilmenite concentrate through the Kavkaz port to enterprises located in the occupied territories, as well as the sale of the company's products at reduced prices.

KYIV, May 21 – Reaching an agreement with the supervisory board of Naftogaz Ukrayiny should allow the resumption of the work of the nomination committee under the government of Ukraine and begin the selection of members of the supervisory boards and heads of other major state-owned companies, ex-Minister of Economy Ihor Petrashko said.

KYIV, May 21 – If the project of the Russian gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 is implemented, it will be a loss for U.S. diplomacy, Ukraine is concerned about changes in the sanctions regime, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said.

KYIV, May 21 – Ribas Hotels Group LLC (Odesa), the managing company of the national network of three- and four-star hotel and restaurant complexes, intends to open all facilities for visitors by the end of May.

KYIV, May 21 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Fozzy Group have signed a long-term loan agreement on the issue of $60 million to upgrade and expand Silpo and Fora grocery chains, as well as to launch the first supermarket in Ukraine certified according to the BREEAM standards of "green" construction.

KYIV, May 22 – Power consumption in Ukraine decreased by 5.8% (by 3.121 billion kWh) in January-April 2020, compared to the same period in 2019, to 50.810 billion kWh, the Ministry of Energy and Environment Protection has told Interfax-Ukraine.

KYIV, May 22 – Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry is set to help the country’s exporters enters foreign markets to expand their global footprint as the world is gradually reopening after two months of coronavirus lockdown.

KYIV, May 22 – Ukraine increased power exports by 15% (by 319.4 million kWh) in January-April 2020 compared to the same period in 2019, to 2.449 billion kWh, the Ministry of Energy and Environment Protection has told Interfax-Ukraine.

KIEV, May 22 – S&P Global Ratings has affirmed its 'B-' long-term issuer credit rating on the Ukrainian capital city of Kiev.

The outlook is stable, it said.

KIEV, May 24 – The Deposit Guarantee Fund estimates that the total sum of guaranteed compensation payments to 90,000 individuals who kept their deposits with Kiev-based Fidobank, which was later declared insolvent, is UAH 1.82 billion, the Fund said on its website.