KYIV, July 22 – Ukraine is utilizing 100% of its existing capacity for importing natural gas, Serhiy Makohon, the head of Gas Transportation System Operator of Ukraine, has said.

KYIV, July 22 – The chief operating officer of U.S.-based Trident Acquisitions Corp., the ex-head of Smart-Holding, Oleksiy Tymofeyev, launches a challenge to attract investment in Ukraine if the Servant of the People party fulfills the promised reforms.

KYIV, July 22 – The Institute of International Finance (IIF) predicts a slowdown in real gross domestic product (GDP) growth in Ukraine from 3.3% in 2018 to 2.8% in 2019 and its subsequent slight acceleration to 2.9% in 2020.

KYIV, July 22 – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at a meeting with the Mexican businessman, CEO of Principal Standard Group Peter Foyo has stated that he was ready to support establishment of cooperation between his company and Ukraine if it could help provide Ukrainian state or private enterprises with contracts.

KYIV, July 23 – The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has reported on the "localization" of a potential radiation threat to the residents of the city from ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih (Dnipropetrovsk region), while the company is surprised by the incorrect interpretation and declares full compliance with the norm, gives the corresponding physicotechnical explanations.

KYIV, July 23 – The Kyiv Court of Appeals has recognized and granted permission to execute the decision of the International Court of Arbitration in Paris of November 26, 2018 to compensate Oschadbank for more than $1.1 billion of losses caused by the annexation of Crimea by Russia.

KYIV, July 23 – The potential buyers of a 99.77% stake in Prominvestbank at an auction on the PFTS exchange must receive preliminary approval from the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), the press service of the NBU reported.

KYIV, July 20 - Ukraine's Ministry of Economic Development and Trade suggested the Cabinet of Ministers be entrusted with pursuing state policy in the sphere of critical infrastructure protection.

KYIV, July 23 - More than 50% of the road construction targets planned for 2018 have already been fulfilled or are in the final stages, and in September the government expects a full assessment of the situation in the industry in all regions, Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said.

KYIV, July 23 - Ukraine exported conventional weapons to six countries under contracts in 2017, the Ukrainian State Service of Export Control said in a report detailing international transfers of individual types of Ukrainian armaments last year.