KYIV, Jan 22 - Ukraine has completely cleared its oil pipeline system from the Russian chlorine-contaminated crude by pushing the last remaining batch into Slovakia, the state-owned operator Ukrtransnafta reported Wednesday.

KYIV, Jan 21 –Ukrnafta, JSC Ukrtatnafta and JSC Ukragzvydobuvannia have sent a joint statement to the Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine in relation to the anticompetitive actions during supplies of Russian diesel fuel and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and called for the introduction of duties on them in the amount of 8.46%, the press service of Ukrtatnafta has reported.

KYIV, Jan 21 – The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) as of early 2020 held 76.7% of the country's foreign exchange (FX) reserves in U.S. dollar instruments, while as of February 1, 2019 their share was 71.7%.

KYIV, Jan 21 – Ukrzaliznytsia has reviewed downwards the indexation of tariffs for freight transportation in the financial plan for 2019, proposing to increase them by 14.2% from February 1, 2019, instead of earlier announced 16.6%, the company reported on Monday.

KYIV, Jan 21 - Ukraine in January-November 2018 imported 10.014 billion cubic meters of natural gas for a total of $3.015 billion, in particular in November some 1.012 billion cubic meters for $341.604 million, according to the State Statistics Service.

KYIV, Jan 21 – Ukraine since the beginning of the period of gas taking from the underground gas storage facilities (UGS), which started on November 7, 2018, and until January 19, 2019 had reduced its reserves by 29.1% (by 5.001 billion cubic meters), to 12.194 billion cubic meters, according to data from Ukrtransgaz.

KYIV, Jan 21 – National joint-stock company Naftogaz Ukrayiny in February 2019 will cut the price of gas sold to industrial consumers who pay in advance by 3.3%, to UAH 10,460 per 1,000 cubic meters (VAT included).

KYIV, Jan 22 – The free trade area (FTA) agreement between Ukraine and Israel has the balance of trade interests of the two countries, Partner, Head of International Trade Practice at Ilyashev & Partners Olena Omelchenko said.

KYIV, Jan 22 – Ukraine in 2018 exported $229 million worth of fruits and berries, which is 17% more than a year earlier.

According to the Ukrsadprom association, the main products in this group were walnuts, which were delivered for $117 million, frozen fruits and berries for $78 million, apples and pears worth $15 million. Their total share in exports of horticultural products was 92%.

BRUSSELS, Jan 22 - Andriy Kobolev, the chairman of the board of NJSC Naftogaz Ukrayiny, has expressed surprise at the offer of Russia's Gazprom to continue the contract on Russian gas transit through Ukraine to European countries signed in 2009 without expert consultations.