KYIV, Oct 30 - Fitch Ratings has affirmed Ukraine's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'B-' with a Stable Outlook, Fitch said in a press release published on October 27.

KYIV, Oct 30 - Activists have started blocking the enterprises of the Roshen Corporation, owned by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, in Vinnytsia and Yahotyn (Kyiv region), thus protesting against blocking the implementation of anti-corruption initiatives, MP Yehor Sobolev has said.

KYIV, Oct 30 – The Expert Advisory Board of the Council of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has urged regulators of the financial market to determine the legal status of cryptocurrency in Ukraine.

KYIV, Oct 27 - The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued the affirmative preliminary determinations in the antidumping duty investigations of carbon and alloy steel wire rod (wire rod) from Italy, Korea, South Africa, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine and the United Kingdom.

KYIV, Oct 27 - The total amount of wage arrears in Ukraine in September 2017 increased by 5.6%, since the beginning of the year rose by 37.8% and as of October 1, 2017 stood at UAH 2.47 billion, the State Statistics Service has said.

KYIV, Oct 30 – Kyivenergo, a producer of power and heat the Ukrainian capital, sees losses of around UAH 1.2 million a day from supply of heat and hot water to budget-sustained institutions, the company said.

KYIV, Oct 30 – President Petro Poroshenko signed into laws bills on ratification of Ukraine's intergovernmental agreements with Croatia, Latvia and Turkey on cooperation in investment protection, international transportation and right to work for family members of employees of diplomatic missions.

KIEV, Oct. 27 - Vinnytsia dairy plant Roshen, part of Roshen Corporation, in September sent the first batches of its products to the European Union.

KIEV, Oct. 28 – Ukraine has issued UAH 721.236 million (about $28.25 million) in fines for Russian airlines flights to the annexed Crimea in violation of Ukrainian and international laws, Ukraine's State Aviation Service told Interfax-Ukraine.

KIEV, Oct. 28 - UkrTransGaz, the state gas shipper, and France's Engie on Friday signed an agreement on gas transmission and storage, making it the first European energy player to enter Ukraine's wholesale gas market.