KYIV, April 22 – The export of agricultural products in Ukrainian ports on the Danube has decreased, and freight rates have fallen by 50-60% compared to last year - the situation in Danube logistics is critical, the Ukrainian Ports Association Ukrport said in an appeal to Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal.

KYIV, April 22 – Vast farmland makes Ukraine a potentially strong player in the biomethane market, the development of this market will help strengthen the Ukrainian agricultural sector and help farmers diversify their business, Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Vitaliy Holovnia said at the First Ukraine Biomethane Forum on Monday.

KYIV, April 23 – Ukrzaliznytsia is interested in deepening its local content policy and plans to revise its investment program to support Ukrainian manufacturers.

The press service of Ukrzaliznytsia said that such plans were disclosed by member of the company's board Frantisek Bures.

KYIV, April 23 – United Mining-Chemical Company, which the State Property Fund (SPF) of Ukraine jointly with the advisor BDO is preparing for privatization, is of the biggest interest among potential buyers, Head of the SPF Dmytro Sennychenko has said.

KYIV, April 23 – Repayment holidays for clients have been fully or partially introduced by 30 Ukrainian banks that are actively working with individual customers out of 75 operating banks at the beginning of 2020, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) said Wednesday.

KYIV, April 22 – Ukraine has opened access to digital passports that will allow Ukrainian citizens to travel, deposit and withdraw money from banks and used it a form of ID, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday.

KYIV, April 23 – Fitch Ratings has revised the Outlook on Ukraine's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to Stable from Positive and affirmed the IDR at 'B'.

KIEV. April 21 – Ukraine's Agricultural Policy and Food Ministry has said that farmers paid UAH 2 billion in advance to chemical enterprises under control of Dmytro Firtash's Ostchem Group, which has largely been shut down by the eastern conflict, for 300,000 tons of fertilizer.

KIEV, April 21 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development intends to buy a stake in state-owned Oschadbank in the amount of 10-25% depending on the price, and sell it in three or five years at one of the Ukrainian exchanges, EBRD Managing Director for Eastern Europe and the Caucasus Francis Malige has said.

KIEV, April 21 – Changes to the Agreement concerning the Relationships between Carriers in respect of International Freight Traffic by Rail (SMGS) and freight traffic manuals on this agreement will take effect on July 1, making it possible out international transportation within one state by several carriers or one carrier using infrastructure of several states.