KIEV, April 19 ??“ The Ukrainian government mulls creating a special economic zone (SEZ) on Zmeyiniy island, the ministry's press release reported with reference to Transport Minister Viktor Bondar.

KIEV, April 19 ??“ Two major Ukrainian iron ore producers, owned by Rinat Akhmetov, the country??™s richest man, decided to spend most of the hefty profits they earned last year on dividends, the companies reported Tuesday.

KIEV, April 19 - Russian oil companies, which dominate the Ukrainian retail gasoline market, Tuesday refused to lower gasoline prices and warned the market may collapse soon unless the government backpedals on imposed restrictions.

KIEV, April 19 ??“ Russia and Ukraine appeared headed for a clash Tuesday after Russian oil companies flatly refused to abide Ukrainian gasoline price restrictions and asked Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov for protection.

KIEV, April 20 ??“ The Fuel and Energy Ministry will provide the Antimonopoly Committee with the evidence of collusion among several fuel market participants, Fuel and Energy Minister Ivan Plachkov told Interfax-Ukraine on Tuesday night.

KIEV, April 20 ??“ Rinat Akhmetov, the country??™s richest man, has left Ukraine and is managing his huge business empire from overseas by a telephone, Shakhtar, a soccer club that Akhmetov owns, said Wednesday.

KYIV, March 19 – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will not allow the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant in the Russia-occupied city of Enerhodar in Zaporizhia region to operate outside the Ukrainian energy system, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is convinced.

KYIV, March 20 – Ukraine's real gross domestic product (GDP) grew by just 0.5% in February 2025 compared to February 2024, down from the 1.3% growth recorded in January, according to the Monthly Economic Monitoring report by the Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting (IER).

KYIV, March 20 – The current plan for the EU to allocate funding to Ukraine under the Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration (ERA) loan initiative from frozen Russian funds provides for the continuation of payments of EUR 1 billion each following month, and then in December in a single tranche the last EUR 6 billion, European Commissioner for Economy and Productivity Valdis Dombrovskis said.