KIEV, May 23 – U.S. experts in counter-smuggling will provide practical assistance to Ukrainian customs officers at airports and ports of Ukraine, said Roman Nasirov, head of Ukraine's State Fiscal Service.

KIEV, May 23 - The State Property Fund intends in early autumn to start the sale of controlling stakes in six regional energy supply companies, namely Ternopiloblenergo, Khmelnytskyoblenergo, Kharkivoblenergo, Mykolaivoblenergo, Zaporizhiaoblenergo and Cherkasyoblenergo and expects to obtain a total of about $300 million, SPF chief Ihor Bilous said.

KIEV, May 23 – Naftogaz Ukrayiny fully lost control over Ukrtatnafta after the law on joint-stock companies (JSC) was changed, Naftogaz chief Andriy Kobolev said in an interview with ZN.UA.

KIEV, May 23 – Naftogaz Ukrayiny chief Andriy Kobolev has called for the introduction of a financial readjustment plan for Ukrnafta. A key element of the plan should be the differentiation of royalty collected from the company, depending on global oil prices, he said in an interview with ZN.UA.

KIEV, May 23 - Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Ukrainian City of Kharkiv's Long-Term Foreign and Local Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) at 'CCC.'

KIEV, May 21 – EnergoAtom has filed an application with the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate to extend its license to operate power unit No. 1 at Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant.

KIEV, May 21 – A conference to plan the joint international exercise of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine and the Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (EADRCC) to respond to emergencies, "Ukraine 2015," is being held in Lviv.

KIEV, May 21 – The European Commission at the Eastern Partnership in Riga launched a new 10-year grant facility worth EUR 200 million to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova as part of the agreements on Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Areas.

KIEV, May 22 – Parliament has supported at first reading a draft law which exempts vehicles with electric engines from paying value added tax and excise duty until 2020.

KIEV, May 22 - Foreign investors are trying to recover UAH 170 billion from Ukraine in international courts, Deputy Justice Minister Anton Yanchuk said.