KYIV, July 27 – Conditions for investing into the oil and gas sector of Ukraine have improved in the past years, although for boosting production the country should hold tenders to sell new licenses and attract respected international advisors, Head of Office of the National Investment Council Yulia Kovaliv said.

KYIV, July 27 – The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a schedule for paying undistributed dividends in the amount of 40% of net profit for 2017 by national company Naftogaz Ukrayiny to the national budget.

KYIV, July 27 – Ukraine's Finance Ministry plans to roll over some government domestic loan bonds at the end of the year to smooth the payment peak under liabilities in 2019, acting Finance Minister Oksana Markarova said.

KYIV, July 28 - Ukrainian plane maker Antonov, known for producing the world’s biggest aircraft, plans to restart serial production by the end of next year thanks to a deal with Boeing that will end Antonov’s dependence on Russia, Reuters reported.

KIEV, July 28 – Exports of apples from Ukraine in the 2015/16 agricultural year (July-June) could be increased by at least 10%, said Tetiana Hetman, head of the fruit and vegetable project of APK-Inform.

KIEV, July 28 – Ukraine's Higher Administrative Court on July 21 upheld the appeal of OJSC Aeroflot - Russian Airlines, and quashed the ruling of District Administrative Court of Kiev and Kiev Administrative Court of Appeal on fining the airline UAH 136,000 for flying over the territory of Crimea.

KIEV, July 29 – The quick revival of military transport aviation in Ukraine under the conditions of the new challenges to the defense and territorial integrity of the state is possible by optimizing the existing resources of Antonov State Enterprise, former head of Ukrainian Avia-Transport Company (UATC) Vitaliy Popov said.

KIEV, July 28 - Companies from France and Qatar have shown interest in the privatization of PJSC Odessa port-side chemical plant, acting head of the State Property Fund Dmytro Parfenenko said.

KIEV, July 28 – President Petro Poroshenko had a phone conversation with Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde, the press service of the head of state reported.

KIEV, July 28 – Ukraine expects that the Stockholm Arbitration Institute will decide on the dispute between national joint-stock company Naftogaz Ukrayiny and OJSC Gazprom (Russia) in less than one year, Energy and Coal Industry Minister Yuriy Prodan said.