KYIV, Feb 16 – The National Bank of Ukraine approved regulations allowing synthetic loans, instruments denominated in hryvnias, while all payments between the creditor and the borrower are settled in foreign currency.

KYIV, Feb 15 - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has issued a $50 million loan to Nibulon LLC to finance the expansion and modernization of the company's grain logistics infrastructure in 2018-2019.

KIEV, Feb. 16 – Last month saw a large shortage--105,000 tons, or 40% of demand-- of scrap ferrous metal in Ukraine, Interpipe Pipe and Wheel Company (Dnipropetrovsk) said in a press release, referring to the Metallurgprom association.

KIEV, Feb. 16 – Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko as part of a meeting with Foreign Minister of Norway Borge Brende at the Munich Security Conference has said that Ukraine is interested in cooperation with Norway in the energy security area and in participation of Norwegian companies in construction of terminals in Ukraine and supplies of gas to them.

KIEV, Feb. 16 – The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany has proposed that an economic forum is organized and held in Kiev, where Kiev will present projects in which German investment could be involved, Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko said in Munich after a meeting with GermanFederal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Gerd Muller.

KIEV, Feb. 17 – Uberlin company, an authorized partner of the Uber taxi service (the United States), has started compiling a database of drivers in Ukraine for further connection to the service, reads a posting on the website of Uberlin.

KIEV, Feb. 16 – The surplus of Ukraine's foreign trade balance in 2014 was estimated at $3.88 billion, after it shrank by $370 million in the fourth quarter, the State Statistics Service reported on Monday.

KIEV, Feb. 17 - The Cabinet of Ministers has proposed increasing the borrowing plan in 2015 by 35.3% in hryvnia terms to UAH 397.42 billion, in particular external borrowing - by 58.4%, to UAH 286.74 billion.

KIEV, Feb. 17 - Hyundai Motor Company, one of the leading global automotive companies, as part of a new phase of cooperation with Bogdan Corporation, will start producing Hyundai all-wheel drive trucks at the corporation's car factory in Cherkasy.

KIEV, Feb. 18 – Alfa-Bank (Kiev) says it has temporarily decreased the daily limit for cash withdrawals from cards due to increased cases of cyber-fraudsters using skimming at ATMs of various banks in Kiev city and region.