KIEV, Jan. 20 ??“Naftogaz Ukrayiny Chairman Yuriy Boyko believes it is reasonable to resume auctions for sale of oil extracted in Ukraine.

KIEV, Jan. 20 ??“ In January, AutoKrAZ (Kremenchuk, Poltava region), Ukraine's only producer of trucks, will supply a batch of 20 dump trucks to Turkmenistan, the company reported Wednesday, according to Interfax-Ukraine.

KYIV, Dec 16 – The total area of residential buildings for which construction permits have been issued (new construction) halved in January-September 2022 compared to the same period in 2021, to 5.2 million square meters, according to the State Statistics Service.

KYIV, Dec 16 – The forecasted gross harvest of grain crops in Ukraine in 2022-2023 marketing season may be 34 million metric tons, which is 37% less than in 2021-2022 and 60% less than in 2020-2021, while the oilseeds crop is expected to reach 19.3 million metric tons, which is 13% more than in 2022 and 15% less than in 2021.

KYIV, Dec 17 – A rise in prices in the primary and secondary housing markets in Kyiv, Dnipro, Lviv, Odesa and Kharkiv will not exceed 5-7% in the first half of 2022, if a controlled pandemic situation and relative economic stability are maintained.

KYIV, Dec 17 – ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih (Dnipropetrovsk region) has started construction of a new oxygen unit (air separation unit) together with Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. with the attraction of a long-term loan of $81 million from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

KYIV, Dec 17 – The U.S. manufacturer of small modular reactors (SMRs) NuScale Power will provide technical assistance to Ukraine in analyzing the licensing of these reactors, the company said.

KYIV, Dec 17 – Ukraine will instruct its diplomats around the world to focus on helping to boost the country’s exports, as well as to ensure security and expand ties with Ukrainians living in other countries.

KYIV, Dec 16 – Minister of Internal Affairs Arsen Avakov held talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy Luigi Di Maio following the ninth meeting of the Ukrainian-Italian Council for Economic, Industrial and Financial Cooperation, which took place online on December 16.

KYIV, Dec 18 – Recovery in mortgage lending is hindered by a moratorium on taking liens, non-transparency of the primary housing market and the fragility of the right of investors, according to the Financial Stability Report of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU).