BRUSSELS, May 23 – The European Commission has passed a decision placing stricter conditions on the import of Ukrainian sunflower oil, but it will still be supplied to EU countries based on issued certificates.

KIEV, May 23 – Ukraine's real GDP growth in 2008 will be 6.5%, compared to 7.6% in 2007, according to Goldman Sachs Senior Economist and Executive Director Rory MacFarquhar.

KIEV, May 26 – A three-year agreement between Ukrtransnafta, Russia's Transneft and TNK-BP on annual supplies of up to 9 million tons of Russian oil through the Odessa-Brody pipeline to the Yuzhny port, which was signed in December 2006, foresees its termination only in case of notification of its participants 90 days in advance, TNK-BP told Interfax-Ukraine.

KIEV, May 26 – Foreign direct investment to Ukraine in 2008 could grow to $11 billion, which is 40% more than in 2007, according to a forecast of the head of Dragon Capital Investment Company, Tomas Fiala, at an annual investment conference organized by the company in Kiev.

KIEV, May 26 – It's expedient for Ukraine to increase its hryvnia exchange rate flexibility and take care of providing independence of the National Bank of Ukraine, according to Balaz Horvat, the IMF's permanent representative in Ukraine.

KIEV, May 24 - Moody's Investors Service has assigned B2 long-term and Not-Prime short-term foreign currency deposit ratings and a D- Financial Strength Rating (FSR) to Ukraine's PrivatBank.

KIEV, May 25 ??“ METRO Cash & Carry is considering opening its fourth outlet in Kiev, Metro Cash & Carry Ukraine Director Axel Luhy said during the opening of the company??™s third outlet in Kiev on Tuesday.

KYIV, April 24 - Ukraine plans to gradually expand the capacity for export-import of electricity with the countries of the European Union, Minister of Energy Herman Haluschenko told reporters.

KYIV, April 24 – Ukrhydroenergo has already restored 500 MW, and in the second stage it plans to restore another 1,500 MW of lost capacity due to Russian attacks, the company said on its Telegram channel, citing Natalia Nikolska, a member of the Supervisory Board of the company, last week.

KYIV, April 24 – Ukrainian business improves its expectations for the next 3-4 months for the second month in a row, in particular, the share of enterprises that plan production growth for this period increased from 49.1% to 60.1%, these are the results of the 11th monthly survey of the Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting.