KIEV, May 16 - Ukraine’s national energy company Naftogaz Ukrayiny will tap a $300 million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development for natural gas imports later this year, the company said Tuesday.

KIEV, May 16 - Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers intends to hold a tender and ensure introduction of 4G communications technology in Ukraine in 2017.

The relevant provisions are available in the presentation of a draft plan of measures for digital development in Ukraine in 2017, which Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman posted on his Facebook page.

KIEV, May 16 – Kiev's court of appeals on May 11 for the third time postponed a hearing on a collection case being pursued by EnergoAtom, and the debtor company's accounts remained blocked, EnergoAtom reported.

KIEV, May 16 – Ukraine and Turkey have agreed on cooperation in nuclear energy, aircraft industry, development of transit corridors, implementation of joint construction projects, facilitating access of Ukrainian metallurgical companies to the Turkish market, the Southern Gas Corridor, infrastructure projects in Crimea to support Crimean Tatars, Ukrainian Regional Development Minister Hennadiy Zubko reported following the 10th session of the Ukrainian-Turkish Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation.

KIEV, May 16 - The European Investment Bank intends to invest about EUR800 million in projects in Ukraine in 2016 while in the future is considering annual funding of up to EUR1 billion for the country, EIB Senior Corporate Banker Jean -Jacques Soulacroup told Interfax-Ukraine on the sidelines of the fourth international investment conference New Ukraine in Kiev.

KIEV, May 15 - Ukrzaliznytsia, the administrator of all Ukraine's railways, has placed a debut issue of five-year dollar-denominated eurobonds at 9.5%, a source in the financial markets told Interfax-Ukraine.

KIEV, May 15 – Shell and the East Europe Foundation have announced a tender to select environmental organizations from Kharkiv and Donetsk regions to participate in the evaluation of the initial state of Yuzovska deposit.

KIEV, May 15 - Azovzahalmash, part of PJSC Azovmash (both based in Mariupol, Donetsk region), announced it has started supplying a second batch of special equipment for the Cyclone-4 space rocket complex, which is being built by Ukraine and Brazil at the Alcantara launch site (Brazil).

KIEV, May 15 – The National Bank of Ukraine is considering extending its action mandating the obligatory sale of part of foreign exchange earnings, a source in governmental circles told Interfax-Ukraine.

KIEV, May 16 – Ukraine is continuing work on the electrification of the Dolynska-Mykolaiv-Kolosivka railway section of 240 kilometers and the Volnovakha-Komysh-Zoria-Zaporizhia section of 253 kilometers, and over UAH 8 billion will be spent on the projects, Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Kozak said.