KIEV, Aug. 17 - Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Ukraine in the form of share capital as of July 1, 2015 amounted to $42.85 billion, which is $1.78 billion, or 4.3% more than at the beginning of the year, the State Statistics Service reported.

KIEV, Aug. 17 - The surplus of Ukraine's foreign trade balance in H1 was estimated at $2.89 billion, growing by $230 million or 8.6% year-over-year, the State Statistics Service reported.

KIEV, Aug. 17 – The decision of Russia to impose a ban on imports of Ukrainian food will not radically affect agriculture exports, Oleksandr Zhemoida, executive director of the Ukrainian Agribusiness Club (UCAB), told Interfax-Ukraine.

KIEV, Aug. 18 – The Ukrainian government should settle the debts owed by Naftogaz Ukrayiny to Ukrgazvydobuvannia for produced gas, Ukrgazvydobuvannia Chairman Oleh Prokhorenko said.

KIEV, Aug 17 - Cargill, the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and M.V. Cargo LLC have signed a tripartite memorandum of intent to realize an investment project in Yuzhny seaport (Odessa region).

KIEV, Aug. 17 – Ukrenergo plans to build a new 220 kV power transmission line to enhance the reliability of power supply to the north of Luhansk region, the company reported.

KIEV, Aug. 17 – The eurobond holders of Metinvest mining and metallurgical group are mulling the possibility of converting all its eurobond issues into one with an extended maturity, according to Debtwire.

KIEV, Aug. 18 – International investors should enter the Ukrainian oil and gas market now as the market will become occupied, Ukrgazvydobuvannia Chairman Oleh Prokhorenko said.

KIEV, Aug. 18 – Ukraine imported natural gas from Europe at the price of around $255 per 1,000 cubic meters in August, Energy and Coal Industry Minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn said.

KIEV, Aug. 18 - Ukraine boosted natural gas reserves in its underground gas storage facilities by 1%, or by 150 million cubic meters, over the past week, data released by Gas Storage Europe over the weekend indicate.