KIEV, June 20 ??“ Ukraine will ban exports of grain indefinitely starting July 1 in reaction to a severe drought that has killed much of its grain crops, Agro-Industrial Policy Minister Yuriy Melnyk said Wednesday.

KIEV, June 19 ??“ Odessa sea port will appeal a court ruling that had recently blocked a tender to choose an investor for the construction of the Karantinny Mol, a huge $250 million container terminal.

KIEV, June 19 ??“ Mittal Steel Kryviy Rih, a major Ukrainian steel maker, boosted net revenues by 32.6% in May 2006 compared to May 2005, to UAH 1.23 billion, the company reported.

KIEV, June 20 ??“ Digital Cell Communications and Astelit, two Ukrainian cell phone companies jointly owned by Turkcell and Rinat Akhmetov, Ukraine??™s wealthiest businessman, will complete merger by August, the companies said.

KIEV, June 17 ??“ By year end, Bogdan Corporation is to invest UAH15 million in the production of
Bogdan buses at Cherkasy Bus Plant, the company reported.

KIEV, June 17 - System Capital Management (SCM), a major Ukrainian steel producer, will bid for 99% of bankrupt Vitkovice Steel, the third biggest steel producer in the Czech Republic, SCM's officials said, quoting the private STB channel.

KYIV, May 20 – President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump outlining new opportunities for cooperation in defense and trade, proposed the conclusion of a free trade agreement (FTA) between Ukraine and the United States, Deputy Minister of Economy and Ukraine's Trade Representative Taras Kachka has revealed.

KYIV, May 20 – DTEK is currently carrying out preparatory work for the construction of the second stage of Tylihulska wind farm, the energy holding reported on its Telegram channel on Monday.

KYIV, May 20 – The OKKO Group, which began developing its agricultural direction seven years ago, is currently considering entering crop production, its press service told Interfax-Ukraine.

KYIV, May 20 – State-owned PrivatBank in the first quarter of 2024 again topped the list of banks with the highest net profit with an indicator of UAH 13.857 billion, followed by the state-owned Oschadbank – UAH 4.856 billion and the foreign subsidiary of Raiffeisen Bank – UAH 2.526 billion.