KIEV, Jan. 17 ??“ The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is planning to increase its investments into Ukraine to EUR 1 billion in 2007, whereas in 2006 they were EUR 797 million, the representative office of the bank in Kiev reported.

KIEV, Jan. 17 - The World Bank may invest up to $1 billion in projects in Ukraine in 2007, compared with some $500 million invested in 2006, Paul Birmingham, the World Bank's regional director for Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova, said at a news conference on Wednesday.

KIEV, Jan. 17 ??“ Winner Imports Ukraina Company, the official importer of Ford Motors Company in Ukraine, sold 2,905 Ford cars through its dealership network in 2005, the company said in a statement.

WARSAW, Jan. 17 - Polish coffee producer Mokate seeks to start production in Ukraine within the year in order to develop sales on the wide and promising Ukrainian market, Mokate spokesman Jerzy Chrystowski told Interfax.

KIEV, Jan. 17 ??“ System Capital Management, a Donetsk-based large owner of Ukrainian mining and metallurgical assets, said it will establish MetInvest Company to manage the group's mining and metallurgical assets.

MOSCOW, Jan. 17 - Russia's Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) and Ukraine's Industrial Union of Donbas are among five short-listed bidders for a Jan. 31 tender for 75% of Pakistan Steel Mills Corporation (PSMC), Pakistan's Privatization and Investment Ministry said.

KIEV, Jan. 17 ??“ In 2004 Odessa sea merchant port cut reloading of oil by 19.8% in comparison with 2003.

KIEV, Jan. 17 ??“ The Motor (Transport) Insurance Bureau of Ukraine will be issuing new policies for obligatory car insurance as of Jan. 25, Interfax-Ukraine reported.

KIEV, Jan. 17 - Ukraine's official unemployment in December increased to 3.6% of the country's workforce from 3.4% in April and is around 1 million people, the State Statistics Committee reported.

KYIV, Dec 13 – The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine at a meeting on Friday approved attracting up to $15 billion in a grant for budget support from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) of the World Bank Group. These will be the first funds within the G7 initiative to allocate $50 billion to Ukraine at the expense of income from frozen Russian assets.