KYIV, Sept 16 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reviewed upwards its forecast for export of barley from Ukraine in the 2019/20 agricultural year (July-June) by 0.4 million tons compared with the August forecast, to 4.8 million tons, and barley harvest forecast – by 0.55 million tons, to 9.2 million tons.

KYIV, Sept 16 – The Sixth Administrative Court of Appeal of Kyiv has rejected an appeal by 112.Ukraine TV and the channel could be closed in the nearest future by the decision of the regulator, a statement on the site of 112.Ukraine says, referring to the channel's lawyer Vasyl Smetana.

KYIV, Sept 16 – Transneft (Russia) has brought compensation to Ukrtransnafta for oil with an increased content of organochlorine compounds in the Ukrainian section of the Druzhba oil pipeline to EUR 3.5 million.

KYIV, Sept 16 – Metinvest B.V. (the Netherlands), the parent company of Metinvest mining and metallurgical group, in January-June of this year reduced international sales by 7% compared to the same period last year, to $4.190 billion, providing 72% of consolidated revenue.

KYIV, Sept 16 – The National Bank of Ukraine on September 12 allowed two Kyiv-based banks – Alfa Bank and Ukrsotsbank – to reorganize through merging Ukrsotsbank with Alfa-Bank under a fast-track procedure, and announced the launch of the reorganization, Alfa-Bank Ukraine said on its website.

KYIV, Sept 16 – Fitch Ratings has upgraded three Ukrainian local and regional governments' (LRGs) Long-Term Foreign- and Local-Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) to 'B' from 'B-', the rating agency has said on its website.

KYIV, Sept 17 – The industry association Airports of Ukraine has requested the cancellation of Infrastructure Ministry order No. 415 of June 4, 2019, which establishes significant preferences for air navigation services for Boryspil International Airport, the association's website says.

KYIV, Sept 17 – Kyiv's Pechersky District Court has arrested real estate and corporate rights of the "Kuznya on Rybalsky" plant, lawyer and former deputy head of the Presidential Administration under ex-President Viktor Yanukovych Andriy Portnov has said.

KYIV, Sept 17 – The national energy company Naftogaz Ukrayiny has signed a contract with a large international trader that guarantee the physical delivery of around 450 million cubic meters (mcm) of gas in the first quarter of 2020, the press service of the company reported.

KYIV, Sept 17 – The Metinvest mining and metal group has announced an offer to purchase for cash $440 million eurobonds of its outstanding $944.515 million eurobonds due in 2023 and the coupon of 7.75% and issue new bonds.