KYIV, Sept 20 – Ukraine’s Odesa Port-Side Plant, a major producer and exporter of fertilizers, shut down operation over the weekend in reaction to skyrocketing natural gas prices, First Deputy Director of the enterprise Mykola Schurikov reported.

KYIV, Sept 17 - Metinvest is placing seven-year eurobonds worth $333 million with a yield of 7.95%, a banking industry source said, Interfax-Ukraine reported.

The company was originally expecting the yield at 8.5%, but it had dropped due to higher demand for the paper. The source added that the demand for bonds exceeded $ 1.6 billion.

KYIV, Sept 17 – Ukraine and the EU plan to sign an agreement on the implementation of a EUR 10 million project to support innovations related to renewable energy and energy efficiency at the October 1 summit, Advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Oleksiy Riabchyn has said.

KYIV, Sept 17 – Ukraine and Bulgaria have agreed to hold a Ukrainian-Bulgarian business forum in order to accelerate mutual investments and trade, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said.

KYIV, Sept 18 - Ukrposhta expects to sign an agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) in October to raise a EUR 100 million loan for the construction of new sorting centers.

KYIV, Sept 18 – It is not feasible to hold 'green' auctions until non-payment crisis within renewable energy sources (RES) industry is resolved, says DTEK Renewables CEO Maris Kunickis.

KYIV, Sept 18 – Amendments to the 2020 state budget approved by Parliament will allow repaying wage arrears to the employees of the state mine "Nadiya," resolve the issue of construction of a dormitory for Ivan Franko National University of Lviv and of a bridge in Skhidnytsia, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

KYIV, Sept 18 - Production of vehicles in Ukraine in January-August decreased by 47% compared to the same period in 2019, to 2,243 units, due to shutdowns caused by COVID-19, the Ukrautoprom association reported.

KYIV, Sept 18 – Ukraine should not impose high taxes on its growing IT industry in order to maintain fast technological advance, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, adding that the tax rate must not exceed 5%.

KYIV, Sept 19 - The increase in world oil prices associated with the attack on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, as well as problems with fuel supply in the domestic market, could soon lead to an increase in retail prices for petroleum products in Ukraine by UAH 1.5 UAH/liter, A-95 consulting group Director Serhiy Kuyun has said.