KYIV, Nov 20 – Consumer confidence of Ukrainians in October 2017 improved by 3.6 points compared with the September figure, to 62.6 after five months of stability, according to a study of GfK Ukraine.

KIEV, Nov. 18 - Deputy Head of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Oleh Churiy links the gap between the hryvnia exchange rate on the interbank currency market and cash market with "lagging" of the latter in satisfying splashes of demand.

KIEV, Nov. 18 - Prosecutor General's Office finished investigation of alleged UAH 450 million embezzlement at the national energy company Naftogaz Ukrayiny in 2012-2013 by brothers Oleksandr and Serhiy Katsuba, Naftogaz Ukrayiny's press service reported.

KIEV, Nov. 18 – Ukraine’s space rocket maker, the Dnipro-based Pivdenne, will ship two main structures of the first stage of the Antares medium-class launch vehicle to the U.S. Orbital ATK Inc., the company reported Friday.

KIEV, Nov. 20 - Ukraine plans to build a 2.5 million metric ton petroleum product terminal near the port of Odessa on the Black Sea, according to plans released by the state oil shipper UkrTransNafta on Tuesday.

KIEV, Nov. 20 - Ukraine’s coal reserves rose 3% over the past seven days to 1.871 million mt as of Monday, underscoring accelerated domestic supplies and imports from South Africa and Poland.

KIEV, Nov. 18 – DTEK energy holding in January-September 2016 increased coal production by 4.1% year-over-year, to 22.31 million tons.

The company said in a press release that run-of-mine coal over the period grew by 16.9%, to 17.135 million tons and concentrate production rose by 20.8%, to 10.776 million tons.

KIEV, Nov. 18 - Ukraine in January-October 2016 increased exports of electricity by 5.8% (by 176.5 million kWh) compared to the same period in 2015, to 3.204 billion kWh, a source in the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry has told Interfax-Ukraine.

KIEV, Nov. 21 – Fitch Ratings on November 18 upgraded the City of Kiev's Long-Term Foreign and Local Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) to 'B-' from 'CC', Fitch said in a statement.

KIEV, Nov. 18 – Ukraine’s grain output will increase to 64 million metric tons in the 2016-2017 season, the largest grain harvest since the country has gained independence in 1991, Agriculture Minister Taras Kutoviy said Friday.