KYIV, Nov 20 - The work of Ukrainian enterprises in the oil and gas industry could be destabilized due to the increase in royalties for subsoil use for oil production, experts from the European Business Association said.

KYIV, Nov 21 – Ireland's low cost airline Ryanair is considering Ukraine as the top three promising countries for development of an IT hub in 2019, Ryanair Chief Commercial Officer David O'Brien said at a press conference in the Infrastructure Ministry of Ukraine on Tuesday.

KYIV, Nov 21 - Subsidies intended to compensate household expenses for housing and utilities services in Ukraine in January-October 2018 amounted to UAH 1.164 billion, which is 66.7% or UAH 2.328 billion less than in January-October 2017.

KYIV, Nov 22 – Naftogaz Ukrainy hired Yorktown Solutions to lobby for Ukrainian gas interests in the United States, the press service of Naftogaz reported.

KYIV, Nov 22 - Ukraine seeks to ship in up to 150 billion cubic meters of natural gas through its gas transit system every year, Deputy Prime Minister Volodymyr Kistion said.

KYIV, Nov 22 – There is some 34 square meters of retail space per 1,000 residents in Ukraine, while in 13 countries of the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) the figure is 200 square meters, according to a study of Colliers International consulting company.

KYIV, Nov 21 - Retail trade turnover in Ukraine in comparable prices in January-October increased by 8.2% compared to the same period in 2016, to UAH 651.19 billion, the State Statistics Service has said.

KIEV . Nov 22 – The project under which the World Bank Group's International Finance Corporation ( IFC ) would provide financing of up to $200 million for a period of one year to Naftogaz Ukrayiny to buy natural gas by from large European suppliers remains in effect and its implementation depends on the needs of Naftogaz, IFC Regional Manager in Ukraine and Belarus Rufat Alimardanov said.

KIEV , Nov. 23 - Cashless payments using payment cards in expanded by 12.5% in Q3 compared to the previous quarter, to UAH 149.5 billion, the National Bank of Ukraine reported.

KIEV, Nov. 23 – The National Bank of Ukraine has made an exception of the general rules of controlling the rates of foreign credits of loans if resident borrowers (both companies and financial institutions) raise funds from nonresident creditors with the participation of export-credit agencies.