KYIV, Oct 14 – The shareholders of Alfa-Bank Ukraine confirm their readiness to capitalize it by $1 billion, however, in the event of a decision by the government or the National Bank on the need to transfer control in the bank to the state or another shareholder, they are ready to donate its shares, according to a letter from co-owner of the bank Mikhail Fridman to NBU Governor Andriy Pyshny.

KYIV, Oct 14 - Canada has signed the first special guarantee in the amount of EUR 36.5 million as part of a EUR 300 million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) provided to Naftogaz Ukrayiny.

KYIV, Oct 14 – The deficit of Ukraine's foreign trade in goods shrunk to $502 million in September, down 32.5% from September 2021, the State Customs Service reported.

KYIV, Oct 15 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is mulling a possibility of providing a new program to Ukraine to finance development of renewable energy as part of the "green" auction system scheduled for the launch in 2020, Senior Banker of the Power and Energy Projects at the EBRD Olga Yeriomina told reporters in Kyiv on Tuesday.

KYIV, Oct 16 – The World Bank, taking into account the results of H1 2019, has improved its forecast for gross domestic product (GDP) growth in Ukraine in 2019 from 2.7% to 3.4%, expecting that it would accelerate to 3.7% and 4.2% in 2020 and 2021 respectively.

KYIV, Oct 15 – Private joint-stock company HeidelbergCement Ukraine (Dnipro), which owns Kryvy Rih, Kamiansky and Amvrosiyivka cement plants, seeks to replace conventional fuel in production of cement by alternative by 5-15% in five years, the company has told Interfax-Ukraine.

KYIV, Oct 15 – The act of the transfer of all rights and liabilities of Ukrsotsbank to Alfa-Bank was approved by a decision of the general meeting of the shareholders of the first and second bank on Tuesday.

KYIV, Oct 15 – President Volodymyr Zelensky has initiated the introduction of a moratorium on inspections of private entrepreneurs of all categories, apart from risky ones for the period of two years, according to a Tuesday posting on the official website of the president.

KYIV, Oct 12 – Resolution of the National Commission for the State Regulation of Energy, Housing and Utilities Services (NCER) No. 556 dated June 26, 2018 on the reduction of feed-in tariffs for households by 6.3% took effect on October 12.

KYIV, Oct 12 – The Economic Development and Trade Ministry of Ukraine predicts the annulment of the limits for cost-effectiveness for defense products at 1% for spare parts and 20% for other costs, which are in effect now in defense industry, under the proposal of the Defense Ministry by the end of 2018.