KIEV, July 15 – Mirax Group construction holding (Russia), due to the growth in prices of construction materials has said it may buy armatures in Poland and Turkey for the construction of the Mirax Plaza multifunctional complex at Hlybochytska street in Kiev.

KIEV, July 16 – Ukraine’s stock market, which on Tuesday dropped sharply, continued falling at the same pace on Wednesday: its major indicator – the PFTS index – plunged by 4.98%, or by 31.98 points, to 610.2 points, which corresponds to the level registered early in February 2007.

KIEV, July 17 – Ukraine’s Construction Chamber plans to ask the president, premier, speaker, and the head of the National Bank of Ukraine to take measures to help the construction sector out of crisis and further develop it.

KIEV, July 17 - Ukraine plans to stash 28 billion cubic meters of natural gas in its underground gas tanks ahead of the high demand season to ensure steady gas transit from Russia to Europe, Naftogaz Ukrayiny, the national oil and gas company, said Thursday.

KIEV, July 17 – The Ukrainian government should impose import duties on heavy oils, as oil refining is falling and imports of fuel are growing, according to TNK-BP Commerce Vice President, Feliks Lunev.

KIEV, July 16 - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
has issued a EUR6 million credit to Bosch Ukraine, a daughter company of Bosch GmbÍ, to finance local private car service centers, which will operate under the Bosch Avtoservis trademark, the EBRD's press service reported last week.

KIEV, July 17 - Ukraine's government must keep the disputed 18% stake in UkrTatNafta, the country's largest oil refinery, following a deal with Russian oil company Tatneft, Economy Minister Anatoliy Kinakh said Tuesday.

KIEV, July 17 - Ukraine??™s largest natural gas producer found a major natural gas deposit at its Kobzivske natural gas and gas condensate field in the Kharkiv region, the company said Monday.

KIEV, July 14 - The European Union will seek additional oil transportation projects such as the south to north use of the Odessa-Brody pipeline to make the full use of the Caspian region's potential, Deutsche Welle reported.

KIEV, July 17 ??“ The National Communications Regulatory Commission is to issue a license for broadband data transmission in the CDMA-450 standard to Ukrainian Mobile Communications, or UMC, Ukraine's second largest mobile operator.