KYIV, Aug 22 – Representatives of small and medium-sized enterprises are resuming their work: in the third quarter of 2023, some 52% were fully employed, which is 11 percentage points (p.p.) more than in the second quarter of 2023 and 24 p.p. than a year ago.

KYIV, August 22 – Over 200 MW of capacity from green electricity producers that are not part of DTEK energy holding were transferred to the balancing group of D.Trading, the trader intends to add another 800 MW by the end of the year, Dmytro Malyar, CEO of the company has said.

KYIV, Aug 22 - Ukrainian underground storage facilities contain more than 13 billion cubic meters of gas, and are filling ahead of schedule, Ukrainian media reported, quoting the Energy Ministry's press office.

KYIV, Aug 21 – The Ukrainian energy system is capable of functioning without the supply of nuclear fuel from the Russian Federation, Ukraine's Minister of Energy and Coal Industry Ihor Nasalyk has stated.

KYIV, Aug 22 – Kyiv's Economic Court has left undecided a claim of PrJSC President Hotel (Kyiv) on termination of an agreement signed with investment adviser Concord Consulting LLC, which won a tender of the State Property Fund of Ukraine (SPF) to prepare the 100% state-owned stake for privatization, and lifted a ban from the SPF on putting the hotel up for sale.

KYIV, Aug 22 – Kyiv's business court has returned a claim against Ukrnafta to the deputy prosecutor general of Ukraine who filed it as a representative of the interests of the state in the person of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine seeking to recover UAH 1.506 billion of penalty for dividends paid not in line with the schedule.

KYIV, Aug 22 – Metro Cash & Carry Ukraine LLC (Metro C&C, Kyiv) will launch an online store for the clients of HoReCa food service industry, a company's press service said.

KYIV, Aug 22 – A proposal of presidential advisor on economic issues Oleh Ustenko to break up and sale Ukrzaliznytsia is lame, said Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelyan.

KYIV, Aug 22 – The amendments into a resolution on public service obligations (PSO) introduced by the Cabinet of Ministers will help dropping electricity prices for non-domestic consumers by 10%-11% starting from September 1, presidential representative in the government Andriy Gerus said.

KYIV, Aug 22 – Skyrizon Aircraft, a Chinese private company, and Xinwei Technology Group in terms of seeking of over 50% of PJSC Motor Sich (Zaporizhia), undertook social and production obligations, including saving of jobs and salaries and ensuring orders on the proper for the plant level, a source in the government told Interfax-Ukraine.