KYIV, Aug 14 - I&U Group has launched a new biogas complex worth EUR 23 million near the village of Kapitanivka (Kirovohrad region).

"The construction of the complex began in December 2018 and was completed in June of this year. The complex will process waste from sugar production into raw materials for thermal and electric energy and annually produce more than 48,000 MWh of "green" electricity," the Ukrainian Agrarian Association, which includes I&U Group, said on Facebook.

KYIV, Aug 14 – Representatives of the top management of the industrial and investment group of Smart Holding (Kyiv) and China Railway Construction Corporation Ltd. (China) discussed the opportunities of cooperation and implementation of common investment projects in transport infrastructure and logistics.

KYIV, Aug 14 – The Kharkiv-based armored vehicle producer, Morozov Design Bureau, handed over to the Ministry of Defense four more BTR-4Es and fulfilled all contractual obligations for the production of 45 vehicles.

KYIV, Aug 16 – The brand Ukraine NOW has received one of the most prestigious awards in the world – from Red Dot design, Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman has said.

KYIV, Aug 16 – The loss from corruption scams revealed by detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) in agricultural industry tentatively exceeds UAH 2 billion.

KHARKIV, Aug 16 – Ukraine, along with France and Russia, was a leading source of repatriates to Israel over the past five years, Israeli Minister of the Environment, Jerusalem Affairs and Heritage Zeev Elkin said.

KYIV, Aug 16 – Exports of Ukrainian agricultural products grew by 28% in January-June 2017 year-over-year, to $8.7 billion.

According to a press release of the Agricultural Policy and Food Ministry of Ukraine, in H1 2017 exports of all types of agricultural products rose.

KYIV, Aug 16 – Rinat Akhmetov, the wealthiest Ukrainian businessman, bought a blocking stake of 25% of shares in power distributor Donetskoblenergo on August 16, SCM Group, Akhmetov’s holding company, reported Wednesday.

KYIV, Aug 16 – UkrGazVydobuvannia, or UGV, Ukraine’s largest natural gas producer, and Croatia's Crosco Integrated Drilling & Well Services Ltd have signed two contracts on drilling twelve wells in Poltava region.

KYIV, Aug 16 - The European Central Bank (ECB) has allowed Ukraine in the person of the Finance Ministry to obtain qualifying participation in PrivatBank (Latvia), according to the website of the Ministry of Finance.