KYIV, May 19 - For the period from May 1 through May 19, 2022, Ukraine exported 643,000 tons of grain crops, while the export rate increased: for the week from May 12 to May 19, 344,000 tons were delivered to foreign markets, while for a week and a half of this month (from May 1 through May 12) this figure amounted to 299,000 tons, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food reported.

KYIV, May 19 – A consolidated net profit of Naftogaz Ukrayiny for 2021 amounted to UAH 12.023 billion versus a net loss of UAH 19.002 billion in 2020.

According to the reports published on the Naftogaz website, its sales revenue last year grew by 36.5% compared to 2020, to UAH 217.384 billion, and total revenue by 13.5% (by UAH 25.962 billion), to UAH 218.979 billion.

KYIV, May 19 – The return of the excise tax on petroleum products, which was canceled by the Verkhovna Rada along with the reduction of VAT from 20% to 7% in March this year, will increase tax revenues to the budget and allocate additional funds to finance the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Director of the A-95 consulting group Serhiy Kuyun has said.

KYIV, May 20 – The increase in the density of the neutron flux in the Shelter facility occurred after the installation of confinement over the facility, which led to a change in the moisture conditions in the fuel containing materials due to the cessation of atmospheric precipitation into the facility, the Ukrainian Nuclear Society (UNS) reported on Wednesday.

KYIV, May 19 – Ukraine has not been importing natural gas under the contract with Gazprom (Russia) for 2,000 days, since November 26, 2015, purchasing the resource exclusively on the western border of the country.

KYIV, May 19 – The government at the Wednesday meeting re-elected for up to one year five incumbent members of the supervisory board of Naftogaz Ukrainy, who have resigned since May 14 due to the conflict over the change of the board's chair, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said.

KYIV, May 19 – The city of Horishni Plavni (Poltava region) in 2020 again became the best in terms of the integrated air pollution index among 39 cities of Ukraine, although its indicator slightly deteriorated over the year, from 1.2 to 1.9.

KYIV, May 20 – A number of MPs offer exemption from payment of value added tax (VAT) and import duties from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2028 for equipment and components intended for internal production of electric vehicles (passenger cars, electric buses, electric trucks and special vehicles).

KYIV, May 19 – Ukraine asked the American Chamber of Commerce and the European Business Association the two vocal business lobby groups, for advice with attracting investments, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said.

KYIV, May 20 – Most of resort hotels in Ukraine plan to resume work on June 1, while some of them started working on May 15 and earlier, according to a survey conducted by Interfax-Ukraine.