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RIA Novosti cited Ihor Umanskiy, the ex-Soviet state acting finance minister, as saying that Ukrainian energy company Naftogaz will pay some $500 million for natural gas from Russian energy giant Gazprom for October. Read the story here.
Nov 3, 2009 at 07:48
The Kremlin has warned that gas deliveries to Europe might be disrupted as another payment row between Russian and Ukraine is in the making. Read the story here.
Nov 3, 2009 at 07:37
Putin requests European Union credits for Ukraine MOSCOW (AP) — Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin urged the European Union on Monday to lend Ukraine at least $1 billion to help it pay for natural gas supplies from Russia and avoid another disruption of flows to Europe.
Nov 2, 2009 at 21:15
Lukoil hopes to restart Odesa oil refinery by Nov. 5 Moscow, November 2 (Interfax) - Lukoil will get the Odesa refinery in Ukraine running at full capacity on November 5, a representative of the Russian oil company told Interfax.
Nov 2, 2009 at 18:04 | Interfax-Ukraine
Tymoshenko: State will set up its own drugstore chain Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko says that the government is currently working on setting up a chain of state-owned drugstores.
Nov 2, 2009 at 17:53 | Interfax-Ukraine
Ukrainian steel industry decline still slowing Ukraine's steel industry reduced finished roll output 23% year-on-year in January-October to 21.708 million tonnes, the Industrial Policy Ministry told Interfax.
Nov 2, 2009 at 16:36 | Interfax-Ukraine
The flu epidemic in Ukraine could influence the stock market, increase political tensions and affect industrial output in November, experts say.
Nov 2, 2009 at 16:35 | Interfax-Ukraine
National electicity regulator prolongs ban on utility hikes for business The National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NECR) has prolonged a moratorium on a rise in retail tariffs of electricity for mining, metals and chemical companies until December 2009, the commission has told Interfax-Ukraine.
Nov 2, 2009 at 11:54 | Interfax-Ukraine
Kyiv company reveals plans to auction cheap properties fortnightly Kyiv-based OJSC UZTS Trust (Ugozaptransstpoy) plans twice a month to hold auctions to sell its apartments and residential buildings at the initial price, which will be 24-30% less than the declared value, according to a press release of the trust.
Nov 2, 2009 at 11:50 | Interfax-Ukraine
Dutch company receives a go-ahead from Anti-Monopoly committee to buy a milk holding The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine has permitted MilCo Holding N.V. (the Netherlands) to buy a controlling stake of over 50% of the statutory fund of CJSC Milk Alliance – the managing company of a large Ukrainian milk holding.
Nov 2, 2009 at 11:30 | Interfax-Ukraine
From January through October of this year, the State Property Fund transferred to the national budget UAH 759.294 million. Ukrainian News learned this from the press service of the State Property Fund.
Nov 2, 2009 at 11:28 | Ukrainian News
LONDON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - The UK government will announce a banking overhaul this week which it hopes will attract new players to the market, as carve-up plans for rescued banks Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds are finalised.
Nov 1, 2009 at 15:35 | Reuters