KIEV, July 20 - Mykolaiv-based Sandora Ltd., Ukraine's largest juice producer, boosted year-over year juice and wine production and sales by 35.5% in January through June, to 247.4 million liters.

KIEV, July 23 - Bogdan Corporation boosted output of passenger cars by over 10.6% from January to June 2007 year-over-year, to 25,339, while over the six months of 2006 it produced 22,907 cars, Bogdan spokesman Serhiy Krasulia told Interfax-Ukraine.

KIEV, July 24 – A consensus forecast of experts polled by the Economy Ministry reports an improved economic outlook: in July, with the average 2007 GDP growth forecast at 6.9%, up from 6.5% in March.

KIEV, July 24 - A dry-cargo ship loaded with about 7,000 metric tons of ferrous metal scrap has run aground in Ukrainian territorial waters of the Kerch Strait, the Emergency Ministry reported on its website Tuesday.

KIEV, July 21 ??“ The International Finance Corporation may lend $20 million to Ukraine's largest juice and juice-based drink producer, Sandora Ltd. of Mykolayiv region, for the implementation of a $99 million, two-year investment program.

KIEV, July 24 ??“ Kyivstar GSM, a leading mobile operator in Ukraine, is planning to develop 3G communications after receiving a license, Telenor Executive Vice-President Thor Halvorsen said.

KIEV, July 24 ??“ Ukrainian Radio Systems, a subsidiary of Russia??™s VimpelCom Group operating under Beeline brand, increased its clientele by 15%, or 72,000, in June, to over 572,000 subscribers by July 1, the company reported.

KIEV, July 22 - Ukraine's antitrust body said on Friday it had given permission for Russia's Vimpelcom cell phone firm to buy Ukrainian RadioSystems, a small firm whose purchase is strongly opposed by one of Vimpelcom's shareholders, Reuters reported.

HIROSHIMA, July 23 ??“ Japanese banks may provide up to $150 million in lending for a leasing company that would pay for manufacturing of Ukraine??™s Antonov aircraft, Deputy Prime Minister Anatoliy Kinakh said Saturday.

KIEV, July 20 - Ukraine and Brazil are at the final stage of creating a joint venture to deploy Ukraine's Tsyklon-4 rocket at the Alcantara space center in Brazil, the Ukrainian National Space Agency said