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International consortium for Ukrainian gas transportation system possibly only for new construction - Naftogaz chairman The existing Ukrainian gas transportation system belongs only to the Ukrainian people, and an international consortium can be established only for building new gas pipelines, Naftogaz of Ukraine Chairman Oleh Dubyna said.
Oct 17, 2009 at 16:41
Ukrainian industrial production drops 28 percent in January-September Total industrial production in Ukraine in January-September 2009 dropped by 28.4% year-on-year, the State Statistics Committee said in a statement.
Oct 16, 2009 at 15:14 | Interfax-Ukraine
Steel Guru: Ukraine improves 2009 steel output forecast to 29.9 million tons According to Mr Sergey Grishchenko Ukrainian deputy minister of industrial policy, Ukrainian government has improved its 2009 steel output forecast to 29.9 million tonnes, adding that in the current year Ukrainian steel producers will not be able to reach their pre-crisis output level.
Oct 16, 2009 at 11:18
Fuel and Energy Ministry forecasts 3 percent growth in electricity generation in 2010 Ukraine's Fuel and Energy Ministry has forecasted that electricity generation in Ukraine in 2010 will be 177 billion kWh, which is 3% up compared to the forecast for 2009, according to materials drawn up for a meeting at the ministry held on Thursday.
Oct 16, 2009 at 11:00 | Interfax-Ukraine
Kyiv’s Kvazar demonstrates homemade solar panels Solar power could help improve Ukraine’s energy efficiency.
Oct 15, 2009 at 21:31
Azeri oil group to cut Russian dominance in Ukraine Azerbaijan’s SOCAR starts pumping crude to Ukraine and may buy refinery.
Oct 15, 2009 at 21:29
World Bank keeps Ukrainian GDP decline forecast for 2009 at 15 percent The World Bank has kept the forecast of the decline in Ukraine's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2009 at 15%, however, it revised upwards the GDP growth forecast in 2010 from 1% to 2.5%, World Bank senior economist Ruslan Piontkivsky said at a press conference on Thursday.
Oct 15, 2009 at 20:10 | Interfax-Ukraine
Russia and allies edge to joint but separate bid GENEVA - Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan's efforts to join the World Trade Organisation as a single customs union are likely to produce coordinated negotiations but could still see separate accessions, trade officials said on Thursday.
Oct 15, 2009 at 16:14 | Reuters
World Bank improves Ukraine 2010 forecast The World Bank on Thursday improved its bleak outlook for Ukraine's struggling economy on signs of a global recovery, predicting that it will grow 2.5 percent in 2010 after contracting by 15 percent this year.
Oct 15, 2009 at 14:51
Russian gangster said to have ordered murder of 4 Room shopping center director The director of the Kyiv-based 4 Room shopping center, Shabab Aloyan, was threatened by Mirab S., a relative, before being killed, while a gangster known by the nickname of Mirab ordered the murder, Inferior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko said at a press conference in Kyiv on Wednesday.
Oct 15, 2009 at 14:37 | Interfax-Ukraine
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development  downgrades Ukraine GDP forecast; to shrink 14 percent in 2009 The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) now believes Ukraine's GDP will shrink 14% in 2009 compared with its earlier forecast for a 10% contraction, the bank said in a statement.
Oct 15, 2009 at 14:31 | Interfax-Ukraine
TNK-BP plans $1.3 billion oil refinery upgrades MOSCOW - TNK-BP, Russia's third-largest oil producer, plans to invest $1.3 billion over the next five years to modernise refineries in Russia and Ukraine, a senior company executive said on Thursday.
Oct 15, 2009 at 13:06 | Reuters
Russian industrial output rises, boosting hopes MOSCOW — Russia's industrial production grew 5.1 percent during September, according to official figures released Thursday, bolstering belief that economic recovery is under way.
Oct 15, 2009 at 12:38
Six out of the 50 largest Ukrainian banks issue mortgage credits to buy real estate on the secondary market, reads a press release of Kyiv-based Prostobank Consulting Company.
Oct 15, 2009 at 12:17 | Interfax-Ukraine
Ukraine Naftogaz to buy 7-8 billion cubic meters of Russian gas in fourth quarter Ukraine will import about 7-8 billion cubic meters (bcm) of Russian gas in the fourth quarter of this year, including about 1.0-1.2 billion cubic meters in October, a deputy chief executive of state energy firm Naftogaz said on Wednesday
Oct 15, 2009 at 05:25 | Reuters