KYIV, Oct 19 – Natural gas reserves in underground storage facilities (UGS) of Ukraine as of October 17, 2020 reached 28.434 billion cubic meters, or 91.9% of their total design capacity, according to operational data of JSC Ukrtransgaz.

KYIV, Oct 19 - The Danish manufacturer of upholstered furniture Hjort Knudsen intends to invest EUR 11 million in the construction of an enterprise for production of designer furniture on the outskirts of Rivne as part of expanding its activities in Ukraine, the press service of Rivne Regional State Administration reports.

KYIV, Oct 20 – Ukrzaliznytsia can potentially sell about 300,000 tons of scrap metal per year and receive additional annual income in the amount of UAH 1-1.5 billion, however, this potential is not yet fully used, the European Business Association (EBA) has said.

MOSCOW, Oct. 18 - UC Rusal is analyzing the potential impact of Ukrainian sanctions, the Russian aluminum giant said in a statement.

"On October 17 the president of Ukraine promulgated a sanctions list of Russian legal entities and individuals and two of the company's subsidiaries were added to the list of legal entities which are subject to Ukrainian sanctions.

KIEV, Oct. 18 – Ukraine has expanded its ever-growing list of sanctions against Russia by restricting operations of some Russian money transfer systems as well.

KIEV, Oct. 19 – The U.S. Agency for International Development has launched a project to credit small and medium-sized farmers and agricultural companies in rural areas in Ukraine via credit unions. The project will be implemented from 2016 until 2020.

KIEV, Oct. 19 – The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the terms of a repeated tender for the privatization of PJSC Odessa port-side chemical plant.

KIEV, Oct. 19 – The National Bank of Ukraine has sent banks doing business with Russian payment systems a telegram telling them to stop, chief of NBU's payment systems oversight bureau Olena Makhayeva said.

KIEV, Oct. 20 – Ukrposhta intends to submit a bill permitting the company to open current and deposit postal accounts for clients and issue payment cards, using which one can buy goods and pay for utility services, Ukrposhta Director General Ihor Smeliansky said.

KIEV, Oct. 20 – Ukraine's Pivdenne (Yuzhnoye) Design Bureau said it is stepping up the international military and technical cooperation and together with a foreign partner in developing a new short-range anti-aircraft artillery complex for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.