KIEV, June 24 – Ukraine's Health Ministry seeks to intensify cooperation with the World Bank in the healthcare reform sphere under a joint project Serving People, Improving Health Project being realized in Ukraine since 2015 in eight regions.

ODESSA, June 24 – The Black Sea region in the 2016/17 agricultural year (July-June) will send 42 million tons of wheat and 23 million tons of corn for exports, while in 2015/16 the indicators were 45 million tons and 22.8 million tons, respectively.

KIEV, June 24 – Naftogaz Ukrainy expects the prolongation of terms for a loan issued by China, Naftogaz head Andriy Kobolev told reporters in Kiev.

He added that negotiations how to arrange the deal are being held with China.

ODESSA, June 29 – Ukrainian railway infrastructure is not ready to handle growing grain volumes, TIS Group (Odessa region) Director General Andriy Stavnitser said.

KIEV, June 26 – The State Property Fund has approved a list of 30 companies of group E, the state stakes in the charter capital of which are eligible for privatization with the participation of the fund and its regional departments in 2015.

KIEV, June 29 - Ukraine may face a rapid drop in meat production if the country’s government decides to cancel benefits on VAT for livestock producers, according to market participants.

KIEV, June 26 - Anna Derevyanko, executive director of the European Business Association, criticized Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk for the absence of systems and deep reforms in Ukraine in a meeting with Yatseniuk and Ukrainian Cabinet officials.

KIEV, June 26 - The total sum of wage arrears in Ukraine 2015 grew 21.1% in May, the State Statistics Service reported.

According to the service, wage arrears on June 1, 2015 amounted to UAH 1.811 billion, or 5.4% of the monthly wage fund for May.

KIEV, June 26 – The Economic Development and Trade Ministry has sent an official letter to the top managers of the PayPal international payment system with an invitation to enter the Ukrainian market, the ministry said on its website.

KIEV, June 25 - Ukraine's gross foreign debt would narrow to 66% of gross domestic product in 2016 from 84.1% as of early April 2011 if the economy develops under a basic scenario, according to Serhiy Nikolaichuk the head of the department for methods, analysis and forecast of the balance of payment of the balance of payment department at the National Bank of Ukraine.