KIEV, Dec. 25 – Chornomorsky Shipbuilding Yard has transferred the fifth hull of a 3.8 ton deadweight capacity universal container vessel under the CF3850 project built for Dutch Damen Shipyards Bergum, the shipyard reported on Monday.

KIEV, Dec. 22 – The National Bank of Ukraine forecasts the deficit of Ukraine's balance of payments in 2011 at up to $3 billion, according to NBU's First Vice Governor Yuriy Kolobov.

KHARKIV, Dec. 22 – Turboatom, Ukraine’s maker of turbine equipment, signed a contract to produce and supply a turbine with the capacity of 1,100 megawatts with a condenser for reactor four of Rostov nuclear power plant, the company reported.

KIEV, Dec. 22 – The Board of Directors of the World Bank may consider a new strategy of partnership with Ukraine in February or March of 2012, World Bank Director for Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova Martin Raiser said.

KIEV, Dec. 22 – Ukraine and Turkey have signed an agreement, which introduces a visa-free regime for citizens of the two countries for 30 days from the date of entry, the presidential press service reported.

KIEV, Dec. 22 - The World Bank has lowered its forecast for Ukraine's GDP growth in 2012 from 5% to 2.5%, senior economist at the World Bank's mission in Ukraine Ruslan Piontkovsky said Thursday.

MOSCOW, Dec. 22 - Ukraine's national oil and gas company Naftogaz Ukrayiny may lease underground gas storage facilities to companies that will produce gas in Ukraine, according to Deputy CEO of Naftogaz Vadym Chuprun.

KIEV, Dec. 24 - Ukraine's national nuclear power generating company EnergoAtom has formally announced its plan to build a third and a fourth power unit with pressurized water reactors at the Khmelnitsky nuclear power plant.

KIEV, Dec. 24 --Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has lowered to 'SD' (selective default) from 'CC' its long-term corporate credit rating on Ukrainian steel pipe producer Interpipe Ltd.

KIEV, Dec. 25 – Bogdan Corporation, one of the largest players on the Ukrainian car market, might fire some 2,000 of its current 10,000 workers as of the next year.