KYIV, March 17 – As part of the green transition, Ukraine is considering the possibility of building up to 20 small modular reactors (SMRs) instead of thermal generation units destroyed during the war, Energy Minister Herman Haluschenko said during a visit to one of the energy companies on March 16.

KYIV, March 17 – In the future, Ukraine may become a supplier of nuclear fuel using the technology of American Westinghouse to European countries, Minister of Energy Herman Haluschenko said during a visit to a Ukrainian enterprise where it is planned to arrange the assembly of nuclear fuel (fuel assemblies (FA)) for Russian-made reactors VVER-1000 and VVER-440 on March 16.

KYIV, March 19 – First Ukrainian International Bank has suspended consideration of new applications for issuing cash loans and credit cards and introduced special rules in its offices during quarantine, the bank's press service reported.

KYIV, March 19 – Ukraine will increase maximum amount of loans for small- and medium-sized businesses to UAH 2 million from UAH 1.5 million at low interest rates in response to coronavirus pandemic.

KYIV, March 18 – Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) has stopped regular flights throughout the international network in accordance with the presidential decree on the temporary restriction of crossing the state border aimed at preventing the spread of coronavirus in Ukraine.

KYIV, March 18 – The mobile communications operator Kyivstar jointly with Doctor Online company will make consultations of doctors in the eponymous application free of charge for subscribers of all telecom operators.

KYIV, March 18 – Ukrspyrt has launched four more plants due to the increased demand for medical spirit in connection with the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus.

KYIV, March 18 – The Ukrainian industrial company Interpipe after a successful completion of debt restructuring currently maintains plans to implement an enhanced investment program for the development of production in 2020-2022 in the amount of $136 million, despite the unfavorable situation in the markets.

KYIV, March 19 – Ferrexpo mining company, with the main assets in Ukraine, increased its share in the international market of pellet suppliers to 8% in 2019 compared to 7% in 2018.

KYIV, March 19 – The state specialized enterprise Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) has announced a tender to dismantle unstable structures of the Shelter facility (the old confinement over the destroyed fourth station power unit) with the expected total cost of UAH 2.547 billion, according to data in the ProZorro electronic procurement system.