KIEV, June 23 - Ukraine's gross state and corporate foreign debt grew by $8 billion to $92.5 billion in January to March, reaching 61% of GDP, compared to 60.2% of GDP in 2007, the National Bank of Ukraine said.

The foreign debt attributed to the Ukrainian banking sector increased by 9.8% or $3 billion, in Q1, and that of various non-state economic sectors – by $4.6 billion or 12%, reads the report.

KIEV, June 20 – State Yuzhnoye Design Office and Yuzhmash Production Association (both based in Dnipropetrovsk) are preparing to supply the first operational rocket engine for the new European Vega launcher, Yuzhnoye Chief Designer Volodymyr Shniakin told Interfax-Ukraine.

CHERKASY, June 20 - Bogdan Corporation, one of Ukraine's largest car producers, on Friday launched a car plant in Cherkasy, company President Oleh Svynarchuk said at an opening ceremony.

KIEV, June 20 - Landkom International Plc, a large agricultural company with assets in Ukraine and which is listed on the AIM LSE, has conducted a forward sale of the first 9,000 tons of rape and 20,000 tons of wheat this year, according to a company report.

KIEV, June 23 – The non-consolidated revenues of Naftogaz Ukrayiny in January to May totaled UAH 27.2 billion, which is 59.9%, or UAH10.194 billion more year-over-year.

KIEV, June 22 ??“ Kharkiv-based UkrSibbank has placed $125 million worth of three-year loan participation notes at 8.95% annual interest.

KIEV, June 23 ??“ The German W.E.T. Automotive Systems has opened a plant to produce flexible flat heating elements for car seats.

KYIV, May 20 – DTEK Energy Holding has launched the first in Ukraine industrial energy storage system with a capacity of 1 MW and a capacity of 2.25 MWh, located at the site of the DTEK Zaporizhia TPP power plant in Enerhodar.

KYIV, May 20 – President Volodymyr Zelensky supports a reasonable increase in the rent payments on iron ore and an increase in tax deductions from metallurgical enterprises in the context of high world prices for ore and metallurgical products.

KYIV, May 20 – National Nuclear Generating Company Energoatom has been tasked with reaching $500 million in profit over 2021 and doubling it in the next two years, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said at a press conference following two years of presidency on Thursday.