KYIV, Jan 22 – ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih welcomed the reform of subsoil use initiated by the State Service of Geology and Subsoil of Ukraine.

"We welcome the reform of subsoil use initiated by the State Service of Geology and Subsoil. We hope that in the future it will contribute to the introduction of transparent and clear rules for regulating the mining industry, reduce bureaucratic pressure on business, and will also stimulate the flow of investments into the Ukrainian economy.

KYIV, Jan 22 – The implementation of the National Emission Reduction Plan for large combustion plants and the deadline for the implementation of corresponding Directive 2010/75/EU must be extended until January 1, 2038, since its implementation within the established time frame, until 2028-2033, almost impossible, the European Business Association (EBA) said.

KYIV, Jan 21 – The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) will probably expand 4.2%on the year in 2021 after contracted an estimated 4.4% in 2020, the National Bank of Ukraine said in a report.

KYIV, Jan 21 – Ukraine’s inflation will probably grow faster-than-expected this year and will hit 7% in 2021, up from previously expected 6.5%, but will decline to about 5% in 2022, the National Bank of Ukraine reported Thursday.

KYIV, Jan 22 – Ukraine mulls creating the National Investment Fund, which will hold shares of large state-owned companies to prepare them for IPO, Olha Mahaletska, the head of the Office of the National Investment Council, said.

KYIV, Jan 22 – Nova Poshta group of companies plans to invest $100 million in infrastructure development in 2020, co-owner of the company Volodymyr Popereshniuk wrote on his Facebook page.

KYIV, Jan 23 – Ukraine plans to discuss the update of the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement (AA) in 2020 in three key areas, Deputy Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture Minister, Ukraine's Trade Representative Taras Kachka said.

KYIV, Jan 22 – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has announced a five-year tax break for investors who will purchase privatization facilities for $10 million or more.

KYIV, Jan 23 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union (EU) have agreed a new EUR 50 million program of financial guarantees aimed at scaling up investment in renewable energy in Ukraine and in the EU's Southern Neighborhood with a particular focus on Jordan, Lebanon and Tunisia, the bank has said in a press release.

KYIV, Jan 23 – Ukraine has placed EUR 1.25 billion eurobonds at 4.375% per annum, the Finance Ministry of Ukraine reported late on Wednesday.