KYIV, June 19 – Italy's Ernest Airlines will open its office in Kyiv this summer, and in 2020 plans to place two planes in Kyiv, according to a posting on the website of the Sikorsky Kyiv International Airport.

KYIV, June 19 – Ukraine could increase grain exports to China in the 2019/2020 marketing year (MY, July-June), Olena Neroba, the adviser to the president of the Ukrainian Grain Association (UGA), has said at a press conference.

KYIV, June 19 – Ukraine reduced imports of crude oil (HS Code: 2709) by 29.1%, or 110,767 tons, in January-May 2019 compared to the same period in 2018, to 269,429 tons.

NIKOPOL, June 19 – Vallourec Niko Tube (Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region) created by France's Vallourec, the world's leader in production of premium pipe products, and Interpipe Ukrainian industrial group (Dnipro), is focused only to supply seamless pipes to the European market.

KYIV, June 19 – DRGN Limited (Cyprus) affiliated with Dragon Capital, has announced its intent to acquire 8,877 ordinary shares (100%) AIG Ukraine Insurance Company.

KYIV, June 19 – The growth of Ukraine's gross domestic product (GDP) in January-March 2019 was 2.5% compared to the same period in 2018, the State Statistics Service has reported, while according to its preliminary estimate made in mid-May this figure was 2.2%.

KYIV, June 20 – The Administration of the President of Ukraine plans to launch the eID online service access network and introduce SmartID (the e-signature in a mobile application), according to a posting on the website of the administration.

KYIV, June 20 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will organize a syndicated loan in favor of state-owned Ukreximbank (Kyiv) in the amount of EUR 80 million to support renewable energy and energy efficiency private investments in Ukraine.

KYIV, June 20 – Ukraine's gross external debt dropped 0.24% in January through March to $114.43 billion as of April 1, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) reported on Thursday.

KYIV, June 19 – The state-owned Boryspil International Airport (Kyiv) plans to complete approval of slots with Ireland's low cost airline Ryanair by early July, First Deputy Director General of the airport Yevhen Dykhne said.