KIEV, Feb. 17 – Ukraine reduced exports of non-processed (premium) aluminum by 45.5% in terms of volume, to 66,315 tons, and by 66.8% in money terms, to $106.305 million, in 2009, year-over-year, according to the State Statistics Committee.

KIEV, Feb. 18 – The value of Nemiroff, a large Ukrainian alcohol producer, if it is bought by Central European Distribution Corporation (CEDC), which last week announced its readiness to hold talks on the deal, could be up to $370 million, experts polled by Interfax-Ukraine have said.

KIEV, Feb. 15 – The growth of Ukraine's real GDP in January 2008 over January 2007 slowed down to 4.9% from 7.2% in November 2007, the State Statistics Committee said.

KIEV, Feb. 15 - Yuzhny ammonia prices have risen to record levels so far this year on the back of strong demand from the US, but it remains to be seen how much longer these numbers can be sustained, market sources said on Friday.

KIEV, Feb. 18 – The state’s stakes in energy generating companies which exploit heat power plants and combined heat power plants should be sold to strategic investors, said Volodymyr Zinevych, president of the national Energy Company of Ukraine.

DONETSK, Feb. 16 ??“ System Capital Management (SCM) could take part in a tender to sell a 10% state stake in Ukrtelecom, Ukrainian tycoon and MP Rinat Akhmetov said in Donetsk on Thursday after a meeting of the parliamentary committee for economic policy.

KIEV, Feb. 15 ??“ UMC, Ukraine's second largest mobile phone company, launched a new cell phone brand, Ecotel, aimed at people seeking cheap phone services, in a bid to increase its client base.

KIEV, Feb. 15 ??“ PrivatBank, Ukraine's largest bank, is to expand its regional network by 25% and increase the number of its cash machines by 15% in 2007, bank's board chairman Oleksandr Dubilet said.

DAVOS, Jan 18 – Naftogaz Group, with the support of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), will continue to implement projects in the field of alternative energy, in particular, it plans to begin construction of two wind farms next year, Naftogaz head Oleksiy Chernyshov said.

KYIV, Jan 14 – More belligerent statements by Russian representatives led to a drop in Ukrainian eurobond quotes on Thursday by 2-4.7% (depending on the maturity), as a result of which the rates to maturity of almost all bonds exceeded 10% per annum.