KIEV, March 17 – U.S. Westinghouse's fuel assemblies have worked well over four years of exploitation at the Yuzhnoukrainsk nuclear power plant and can be used as the basis for creating fuel for VVER-1000 reactors at Ukrainian NPPs, the press service of National Nuclear Generating Company EnergoAtom has reported, referring to the checks of six fuel assemblies conducted on March 12-14 with the participation of representatives of the producer company.

KIEV, March 14 - Naftogaz Ukrayiny will return to Swiss-based RosUkrEnergo AG the 1.4 billion cubic meters of Russian gas provided to Ukraine in January-February 2008, Naftogaz CEO Oleh Dubyna told a press conference in Kiev on Friday.

KIEV/LONDON, March 14 – Investors are very interested in the possibility of taking part in a tender to sell a 99.52% stake in Odessa port-side plant, according to Oleksandr Potimkov, deputy head of the State Property Fund.

KIEV, March 17 - Tough anti-inflation monetary measures could lead to a fall in industrial output, according to Economy Minister Bohdan Danylyshyn.

"In the short-term, the use of tough monetary measures for the sake of cutting inflation would only lead to a fall in industrial activity," Danylyshyn said.

KIEV, March 16 ??“ Brokbusinessbank is considering the possibility of attracting a western
portfolio investor in the medium-term outlook, Volodymyr Klimenko, the bank's first deputy board chairman, told Interfax-Ukraine.

KIEV, March 16 -- Goodyear, one of the world's top three tire producers, has opened an official representative office in Ukraine ??“ Goodyear-Dunlop Ukraine, Yulia Gazniuk, the company's marketing manager, told Interfax-Ukraine.

KIEV, March 16 ??“Boryspil State International Airport plans to issue UAH300 million of five-year 10% bonds in April, the company announced, according to Interfax-Ukraine.

KIEV, March 16 ??“ Russian oil giant TNK-BP plans to increase sales of jet fuel in Ukraine by 7% on the year to 150,000 metric tons in 2005, Oleksiy Yarosh, the head of TNK-Ukraine logistics department, said Wednesday.

KIEV, March 17 ??“ The Ukrainian Guild of Commerce, a consulting company, will present the Via Bowling Products international chain of bowling clubs, incorporated into Zhonglu Group, in Ukraine.

KYIV, Feb 17 – Firefly Aerospace founder Max Polyakov has announced the sale of Noosphere Ventures' stake in Firefly Aerospace (Firefly) in the amount of 58% of shares to his partner and co-founder of the company.