WARSAW, July 18 - Ukraine's Astarta Kiev, a sugar producer that plans an initial public offering of stock in Poland later this year, will offer investors new shares to finance continued expansion, official said.

KIEV, July 17 ??“ The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will open a credit line worth $50 million for Aval Bank to support small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Ukraine.

KIEV, July 18 ??“ Gazprom, the Russian gas monopoly, will boost natural gas supplies to Europe via Ukraine to 123 billion cubic meters next year, according to an agreement signed by Gazprom and Naftogaz Ukrayiny, a Naftogaz official said Monday.

KIEV, July 18 - Over 20 million people use mobile communication services in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the year, the number of subscribers has grown 45%, or 130% over the same period last year, mobile operators said.

KIEV, July 18 - Over 20 million people use mobile communication services in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the year, the number of subscribers has grown 45%, or 130% over the same period last year, mobile operators say.

KIEV, July 18 ??“ The Industrial Union of Donbas Corporation (Donetsk) considers methane extraction from coal deposits one of the most promising areas of work in Ukraine, thanks to which the general methane extraction can be brought to 5-7 billion cubic meters a year, Deputy Director General Oleksandr Fylypov said at a meeting of President Viktor Yuschenko with leaders of Donetsk region on July 15.

KIEV, July 18 ??“ In H1 AutoKrAZ Holding of Kremenchuk, Poltava region, Ukraine's only producer of trucks, increased production by 96% in comparison with the same period of 2004, to 1,670 trucks, including 180 machine kits for assembly, the company reported, according to Interfax-Ukraine.

KYIV, June 18 – Three regions in southern Ukraine — Odesa, Kherson, and Mykolaiv — have begun harvesting winter barley, and farmers are gradually preparing for the next crop cycle, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Vitaliy Koval said on national television.

KYIV, June 16 - Without the implementation of measures to maintain the required level of basic and semi-peak generating capacities in the integrated power system of Ukraine, there may be a shortage of generating capacities from 2.5 GW in 2025 to 9 GW in 2031.

KYIV, June 16 – Representatives of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have praised efforts of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) to clean up the nonbank financial sector and increase the effectiveness of its supervision and regulation.