KYIV, April 22 – Environmental prosecutors, together with other specialists, are establishing the amount of environmental damage caused as a result of Russian missile attacks on the Trypilska Thermal Power Plant in Kyiv region, the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine reports.

KYIV, April 21 – The customs index in the second half of 2020 reached 3.08 points (on a 5-point scale), which is the lowest indicator since 2019, and compared to the first half of last year by 0.29 points, the European Business Association (EBA) reported based on the results of an expert research conducted with the participation of 85 representatives of its member companies.

KYIV, April 21 – The level of the shadow economy in Ukraine in January-September 2020 amounted to 31% of GDP, which is 3 percentage points (p.p.) more compared to the same period in 2019, according to an analytical report of the Economy Ministry.

KYIV, April 22 – S&P Global Ratings has downgraded Ukrainian railroad company Ukrzaliznytsia from "B-" to "CCC" on increased refinancing risk.

KYIV, April 21 – About 29.5% of companies surveyed by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) expect a 5-25% reduction in sales in the next 28 days, and another 26.5% expect more than 25% reduction, the NBU reported. This is a slight improvement from the previous week, when the figures stood at 34% and 23.5%, respectively.

KYIV, April 22 – Demand for coworking and flexible offices in Ukraine will increase due to quarantine and economic problems in 2020, Founder of Creative States, a network of premium flexible workspaces, Ilia Kenigstein has said.

KYIV, April 22 – Ukraine delayed privatization of several large state companies, such as State Food-Grain Corporation, Artyomsol and Khlib Ukrainy, as the Cabinet is yet to sign resolution, Dmytro Sennychenko, the head of the State Property Fund, said.

KYIV, April 22 – The second plant for the production of automotive electronics of Kostal Ukraine LLC, a subsidiary of Germany's Leopold Kostal GmbH & Co, will be constructed in Boryspil district of Kyiv region, the Boryspil district state administration reported.

KYIV, April 22 – Bader Ukraine, the manufacturer of leather upholstery for the world's leading automakers, is gradually resuming production at a plant in Llviv region as car companies slowly open up after coronavirus quarantine.

NIKOPOL, April 19 – Solar Farm 1 LLC, part of DTEK Renewables B.V., has officially launched Ukraine's largest Nikopol solar power station with an installed capacity of 200 MW.