KIEV, May 29 ??“ The Fuel and Energy Ministry will insist on allocating 40% of Ukrainian biggest oil producer Ukrnafta's net profit for 2006 for the payment of dividends.

KIEV, May 29 ??“ Ukraine's Fuel and Energy Minister Yuriy Boiko and acting president of the TVEL state nuclear corporation of Russia Yuriy Olenin discussed cooperation in nuclear fuel supplies to Ukraine's nuclear power plants after the current contract between Energoatom and TVEL expires in 2010.

KIEV, May 29 ??“ The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is to allocate at least EUR 250 million to credit energy saving projects in Ukraine in 2007, including via a credit line for Ukrainian banks worth EUR 100 million, Interfax reported citing EBRD director for Ukraine Kamen Zahariev.

WARSAW, May 29 - The Ukraine-EU free trade agreement, likely to be enacted in 2008, is seen adding 1-2% to Ukraine's GDP within 10 years, while helping boost long-term development, a Polish think tank reported.

KIEV, May 26 ??“ Etalon Corporation, which owns two bus assembly plants in Ukraine, plans to launch production of buses based on a Chinese FAW chassis this year, a company official said.

KIEV, May 26 ??“ The Ukrainian government lifted limitations previously imposed on Oschadbank, the state-owned savings bank, allowing the bank to increase lending transaction by fully tapping deposit resources.

KIEV, May 25 ??“ AutoKrAZ Holding, Ukraine's only producer of heavy trucks, is to invest at least $5 million into production modernization, with about half of the funds being spent on energy saving technology, officials said.

KYIV, April 29 – JTI Ukraine tobacco company plans to invest $45 million in the expansion and renovation of the production facilities of its factory in Kremenchuk in 2021-2022, General Manager of Japan Tobacco International (JTI) Ukraine Paul Holloway told Interfax-Ukraine.

KYIV, April 29 – The Cabinet of Ministers will propose to the Verkhovna Rada to strengthen anti-smoking legislation, in particular to introduce a number of bans on production, trade and import of cigarettes, as well as to equalize the status of electronic and conventional cigarettes.

KYIV, April 29 – Parliament voted on Thursday to approve Herman Halushchenko as Ukraine’s next energy minister, ending a period of 13 months when the key sector had been supervised by a caretaker minister.