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.

KYIV, Sept 19 – The state-owned enterprise (SOE) Boryspil International Airport plans to start building a cargo terminal in 2019 even if no investor is found, Director Pavlo Riabikin said at the Global Outlook 2018 conference organized by the European Business Association (EBA) in Kyiv on Tuesday.

KYIV, Sept 19 - The consumer confidence index (CCI) equaled 60.3 in August 2018, which is 1.5 points lower than the indicator in July 2018, and in annual terms it grew by 1.7 points, according to a monthly survey conducted by GfK Ukraine.

KYIV, Sept 18 - The growth of Ukraine's gross domestic product (GDP) in April-June 2018 was 3.8% compared to the same period in 2017, whereas according to the preliminary assessment of the State Statistics Service, published in mid-August, this indicator was 3.6%.

BERLIN, Sept 19 – Interpipe pipe and wheel company (Dnipro) is continuing negotiations with its creditors to restructure its obligations of $1.25 billion, Interpipe Director for Finance and Economics Denys Morozov has told Interfax-Ukraine at the InnoTrans 2018 exhibition held in Berlin on September 18-21.