KIEV region, May 18 ??“ Ukrenergo, the national energy company, is to borrow UAH 1.5 billion from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to build overhead power lines linking the Rivne nuclear power plant with the Kievska power substation.

KIEV, May 18 ??“ System Capital Management, Ukraine??™s largest privately held group owned by Rinat Akhmetov, the wealthiest Ukrainian, BNP Paribas (Suisse) SA have completed the first stage of syndicate a $400 million loan previously provided by BNP Paribas.

KIEV, May 18 ??“ Dragon Capital investment company has completed the formation of the Dragon-Ukrainian Properties & Development PLC investment fund in order to invest into housing and commercial real estate projects in Ukraine.

KYIV, April 19 – The largest European low-cost airline, Ryanair, is ready to quickly resume operations in Ukraine when it becomes safe to fly again, having opened 30 routes and built several bases in a year, Michael O'Leary, CEO of Ryanair Holdings Plc, has said at the Bloomberg New Economy Gateway conference Europe.

KYIV, April 19 – Ukraine's 28 leading agricultural associations called on the leadership of the European Union not to restrict the export of Ukrainian food, since the bans of certain EU countries threaten global food security and contradict many international treaties, while they asked for help in developing the logistics infrastructure of Eastern Europe.

KYIV, April 19 - Centravis Production Ukraine, which is part of Centravis Ltd., after two years of negotiations, preparation and approval of the necessary documents, has received the approval of Sinopec Corporation (China) as a supplier.

KYIV, April 20 - The Ukrainian Grain Association (UGA) welcomes the signing of a memorandum on the ceiling volume of sunflower oil exports from Ukraine in the 2020/2021 marketing year (MY, September-August) at the level of 5.38 million tons, UGA said in a statement.

KYIV, April 20 - The World Bank board of directors has included two projects for Ukraine on the agenda for May this year: on May 5 - to improve higher education for $200 million and on May 27 - to increase mobility in Kyiv for $37.67 million.

KYIV, April 17 – Retailers are focused on negotiations with lessors on lease terms for the quarantine period, in the worst case scenario and some lessors are not ready to cut rates after quarantine, 30% of stores will not open, Colliers International (Ukraine) said.

KYIV, April 20 – The number of unemployed skyrocketed to 2.5-2.8 million people, up by 1-1.3 million during the past four weeks of the coronavirus quarantine, the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UCCI) reported.