KIEV, July 19 - Ukraine??™s grain exports will hit 13 million metric tons in the 2006-2007 marketing season compared with expected grain output at 40 million tons in the period, an official said Wednesday.

KIEV, July 19 - A.S. Watson Group, the world??™s largest health and beauty retailer, said it had acquired a 65% in Ukraine??™s No. 1 health and beauty retail chain DC, marking the company??™s further expansion in Eastern Europe.

KIEV, July 20 - Ukraine??™s National Committee for Power Regulation (NCPR), the government??™s energy sector regulating body, at a meeting on Thursday increased average power prices for households by 25% starting September 1, the NCPR reported.

KIEV, July 20 - UkrTransNafta, Ukraine??™s state oil shipping monopoly, paid off a loan to Russian oil major TNK-BP that had been provided in 2004 to buy crude for filling in Odessa-Brody oil pipeline, UkrTransNafta??™s press service said.

KIEV, July 20 - Ukraine's second-largest oil refinery, Linos, owned by Russian oil major TNK-BP, launched in operation a $20 million unit that improves quality of gasoline, the company's press service said Wednesday.

TOKYO, July 20 ??“ Bohdan Holding, Ukraine??™s third biggest automaker, will join forces with Isuzu Motors of Japan to expand in Europe and in the Commonwealth of Independent States, according to an agreement signed Wednesday.

KIEV, July 20 ??“ Ukraine will seek to revoke a last year??™s agreement with Russia over settling $1.4 billion natural gas debt after uncovering details that had apparently put Ukraine in a serious disadvantage.

The government has ordered the state-owned Naftogaz Ukrayiny within a month to ensure the transfer of dividends accrued by UkrNafta on the state stock in its statutory fund by its business results in 2004 to the state budget.

KIEV, July 19 ??“ In 2006, Manzaro Global Ventures Ltd. (Britain) is planning to start production in Ukraine of the COFICOFI coffee mix 3 in 1, Manzaro Global Ventures Ltd. CEO Pranab Singha said at a press conference at Interfax-Ukraine on Tuesday.

KIEV, July 19 ??“ Ukraine's Transport and Communications Minister Yevhen Chervonenko and Jiro Takemori, president of a Japanese machine-building company, which is part of the ITOCHU corporation, signed a framework memorandum on cooperation.