KYIV, Aug 24 – The French food and beverage manufacturer Danone has announced the launch of a new brand for the production of traditional dairy products Prosto Nashe on the market, the company's press service reported.

KYIV, Aug 25 – Centrenergo, a state-controlled power generating conglomerate in central Ukraine, plans to import coal for the autumn-winter period of 2023/2024, General Director Andrey Churkin said.

KYIV, Aug 26 - OKKO (Galnaftogaz Concern) has opened a new filling complex in Kharkiv, which became the 26th in the region and the 415th in the network.

KYIV, Aug 27 – The LUN search service for new buildings has announced the start of a campaign to attract international investment in residential real estate in Ukraine, co-founder of the company Andriy Mima told Interfax-Ukraine.

KYIV, Aug 26 – The turnover of retail trade in Ukraine in July 2021 year-over-year, in comparable prices increased by 10.1%, while in June it grew by 13%, the State Statistics Service said on Friday.

KYIV, Aug 26 – Alfa-Bank (Kyiv) has downgraded the forecast for real GDP growth in Ukraine in 2021 to 3.7% instead of 4.3% in the April forecast and the average annual inflation in 2021 to 9.4% instead of the previously predicted 8.5%, the press service of the bank reported to the Interfax-Ukraine agency.

KYIV, Aug 27 - Ukraine has cancelled the privatization auction for the sale of Europe's largest titanium and zirconium miner, United Mining and Chemical Company (UMCC), due to the lack of participants, Reuters reported Friday citing the state property fund.

Nikolai Kiselev, a Russia-born hockey player who led the Kremenchuk team to winning gold medals in Ukraine for the first time, has unexpectedly quit the team citing family reasons.

KYIV, Aug 28 – Private joint-stock company Ukrenergo on August 27 notified Russia about the transfer of demands in a dispute over the illegal seizure of the company's infrastructure facilities in Crimea to the arbitration tribunal.

KYIV, Aug 28 – The newest production center is being completed at Shostka-based Impulse Plant (part of the Ukroboronprom State Concern). Production of spare parts required for the completion of the creation of a closed artillery ammunition and missile weapons production cycle will start there soon, Director General of Ukroboronprom Pavlo Bukin has said.