KYIV, July 19 – The gas transmission system (GTS) of Ukraine during any shutdowns of the Nord Stream pipeline has always provided capacities for the transit of Russian gas to Europe, recalled Olha Belkova, the director for cooperation with government agencies and international organizations of Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine (GTSOU).

KYIV, July 19 – President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed the law "On amendments to the Code of Ukraine on administrative offenses, the Criminal Code of Ukraine on improving responsibility for declaring inaccurate information and failure to submit a declaration of a person authorized to perform state or local self-government functions", adopted by the Verkhovna Rada on June 29.

KYIV, July 19 – Dmytro Firtash's Ye Energiya LLC and a number of other market participants, who signed agreements this spring with the former management of Naftogaz Ukrayiny on the purchase of gas to secure annual contracts for the supply of gas for the needs of the population, take advantage of these agreements and resell gas to industrial enterprises, Naftogaz Ukrayiny chief Yuriy Vitrenko said.

KYIV, July 19 – The cost of square meter of housing in new buildings in Ukraine in January-June 2021 grew by 10-20% depending on the readiness of the facility and the region, Director General of the Financial and Investment Management Association (FIMA) Viktoria Volkovska said.

KYIV, July 19 – Naftogaz Ukrayiny imports natural gas and pumps it into storage facilities as part of a previously approved plan thanks to sufficient liquidity, the growth of prices on the market did not violate this plan, Naftogaz Ukrayiny CEO Yuriy Vitrenko has told Interfax-Ukraine.

KYIV, July 19 – Cargill, one of the world’s largest privately-held food companies, has acquired 51% stake in a major grain terminal near Odesa capable of handling 5 million metric tons of grain annually, the company reported.

KYIV, July 17 – Poltava Mining and Processing Plant, the main asset of Ferrexpo Group, has launched a new technological complex for production of finished goods – Section No. 9 of the concentrating plant, the total cost of the project exceeded $100 million.

KYIV, July 17 – Consumer sentiment of Ukrainians deteriorated in June by 11.2 points to 65.1 points on a 200-point scale, reversing gains in May, the Info Sapiens research agency reported.

KYIV, July 17 – Ukrainian businesses worsened their output expectations due to growing inflation forecasts and weakening local currency, the hryvnia, in 2020, according to a survey by the National Bank of Ukraine.

KYIV, July 17 – The State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine will continue cooperation with experts of the German energy agency DENA in the fields of energy efficiency and renewable energy, the press service of the Ukrainian agency has said.