KIEV, Oct. 17 - The European Investment Bank has issued Ђ50 million to Astarta agroholding for the construction of grain elevators in Poltava, Vinnytsia and Khmelnytsky regions.

KIEV, Oct. 17 - Industrial production in Ukraine in September decreased by 16.6% compared to September 2013, while in August the fall was 21.4%, July - 12.1%, June - 5%, and in May - 2.1%, the State Statistics Service report.

KIEV, Oct. 17 – The Antimonopoly Committee has denied accusations by the State Railway Administration (Ukrzaliznytsia) it made unlawful decisions on Ukrzaliznytsia's tenders to buy property appraisal services and coal.

KIEV, Oct. 17 – The European Union plans to allocate EUR 186 million in technical assistance to Ukraine by the end of 2013.

The funds are intended for five-year projects of EU technical assistance in Ukraine, Head of the EU cooperation programs in Ukraine Andrew Rasbash said at a briefing on Thursday.

MOSCOW, Oct. 17 – Ukraine's enterprises are ready to start the production of the An-124-100 Ruslan transport aircraft, Motor Sich CEO Viacheslav Bohuslayev said.

KIEV, Oct. 17 – The Finance Ministry plans to issue treasury bills worth UAH 2.6 billion in the hryvnia equivalent in 2014, said Halyna Pakhachuk, the director of the department for debt and international financial policy at the ministry.

KIEV, Oct. 18 – Agricultural Policy and Food Minister Mykola Prysiazhniuk has said the best way to implement the project for the rehabilitation of the irrigation systems in Ukraine, which is expected to get financial support through a loan from the Export-Import Bank of China, will be through creating a separate state-run corporation.

KIEV, Oct. 18 – The clauses of a resolution of the National Bank of Ukraine on the expansion of the requirement to sell revenues in foreign currency apply to investment transactions, the Ukrainian Credit-Banking Union said, referring to the explanations of the central bank.

KIEV, Oct. 18 - Ukraine will increase grain output to 80 million metric tons annually by 2020 and will further increase its exports, the agrarian policy and food ministry reported Friday.

KIEV, Oct. 18 – Italy's Eni, France's Electricite de France, Ukraine's state-run ChornomorNaftoGaz and Water of Ukraine LLC plan to develop under a production sharing agreement the oil and gas fields of Subbotina, Abikha, Mayachna and Kavkazka of the Black Sea shelf, the Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry reported.