KYIV, July 17 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is seriously concerned about the conditions of support of renewable energy sources in Ukraine and encourages further dialogue with investors in order to reach a consensus solution supported by the industry.

KYIV, July 19 - The index of consumer confidence of Ukrainians in June 2018 after a three-month positive trend increased by 2.7 points, to 65.6 (hereinafter on a scale from zero to 200) compared with the May index, and in annual terms it showed an increase of 6.2 points, according to a monthly research by GfK Ukraine.

KYIV, July 18 - The new operator of Ukraine's gas transportation system (GTS) will have to resolve the issue of finding financing for the purchase of almost 4.7 billion cubic meters (bcm) of buffer gas from Naftogaz Ukrayiny.

KYIV, May 18 - Antonov State Enterprise (Kyiv), which is part of Ukroboronprom state concern, and Turkish Aerospace Industry (TAI) are preparing for development of cooperation on the program for creating an average transport aircraft for a short take-off and landing, An-188, with a carrying capacity of up to 50 tons.

KYIV, July 18 - Discussions are currently underway with the leadership of the Renault Group on the possibility of placing the production of this group's cars in Ukraine, Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman has said.

KYIV, July 18 - Pseudo-foreign direct investment in which the ultimate controlling investor is a resident amounted to $270 million in 2017, or 10.4% of all foreign direct investment in Ukraine, reads a report posted on the website of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU).

KYIV, July 19 – Coal mining enterprises of Ukraine in January-June 2018 reduced extraction of coal by 10.5% (by 1.939 million tons) compared to the same period in 2017, to 16.495 million tons.

KYIV, July 19 - The recovery of $2.6 billion from Russian Gazprom in favor of Naftogaz Ukrainy, according to the decisions of the Stockholm Arbitration, and the transition to European rules will truly restore balance in the mutual relations of the companies, Chief Commercial Director of Naftogaz Yuriy Vitrenko has said.

KYIV, July 19 – The German-Japanese engineering company Sumitomo Electric Bordnetze (SEBN) plans in two months to open the first stage of a plant for production of automotive electrical wiring in the premises of Khmelnytsky Mechanical Plant purchased by the investor.

KIEV, July 18 - Ukraine and Belarus may increase mutual trade to $8 billion/year in two years, Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Vladimir Semashko said Tuesday. The trade is currently estimated at $4.5 billion/year.