KYIV, Sept 17 – National energy company Naftogaz Ukrayiny plans to issue $500 million-$1 billion eurobonds in October 2018, Naftogaz Board Chairman Andriy Kobolev has said.

KYIV, Sept 17 – The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has signed a memorandum with national energy company Ukrenergo and private joint-stock company Ukrhydroenergo to counter cyber threats and develop effective cybersecurity system in the state.

KYIV, Sept 17 – The Ukrainian government has proposed that Parliament assigns UAH 2.31 billion from the national budget in 2019 to restructure, liquidate coal and peat companies and support their construction.

KYIV, Sept 17 - Ukraine from September 12 to September 15 suspended supplies and transit shipments of natural gas along the Hungarian route in connection with scheduled preventive repairs in this direction, according to the operator of Ukraine's gas transport system, JSC Ukrtransgaz.

KYIV, Sept 17 – Ukraine's Finance Ministry in 2019 plans to place eurobonds for the amount of UAH 102.9 billion or $3.5 billion on the foreign loan market, taking into account the forecast hryvnia exchange rate to the U.S. dollar.

KYIV, Sept 18 - Ukraine in January-August 2018 increased steel pipe exports by 7.3% compared to the same period in 2017, to 434,600 tons, of which 70.2% accounted for seamless, 29.8% for welded pipes, according to the state-owned Derzhzovnishinform.

KYIV, Sept 18 – Some 66 companies have been selected to participate in the Energy Efficiency Project of GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH) and Economic Development and Trade Ministry of Ukraine.

KYIV, Sept 18 – The Ukrainian insurance market in the volume of insurance premiums collected in 2017 in foreign currency equivalent was 61st in the world, and in the pace of growth it was among the top ten most dynamic global markets, member of the National Commission for Financial Service Markets Regulation Oleksandr Zaletov said, speaking at the 18th International Financial Forum in Odesa last week.

KYIV, Sept 18 – Ukraine's Agricultural Policy and Food Ministry predicts that corn harvest in Ukraine would increase by 19.4% in 2018 compared with 2017, to 29.5 million tons.

KYIV, Sept 18 - SigmaBleyzer investment company has announced the creation of a new International Fund for Ukrainian Energy LP (IFUEL) for $250 million, which will focus on investments in the energy sector of Ukraine.