KIEV, Oct. 30 – Volodymyr Stelmakh, the governor of the National Bank of Ukraine, has come under fire from Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on Thursday for allowing the hryvnia to lose value rapidly over the past four weeks.

KIEV, Oct. 30 – The hryvnia recovered against the U.S. dollar Thursday after a massive intervention by the National Bank of Ukraine, marking a shift in its strategy towards aggressive defense of the national currency from its slump.

KIEV, Oct. 29 - A meeting of Naftogaz Ukrayiny eurobond holders has been rescheduled for Nov. 14, a market source told Interfax-Ukraine.

KIEV, Oct. 30 - The stockholders in Kiev-based Innex Stock Exchange last week held talks with Russia's RTS Stock Exchange in Kiev on the possible sale of a controlling stake in the Ukrainian stock exchange, Mykhailo Nazarchuk, the head of the exchange committee, told Interfax-Ukraine.

KIEV, Oct. 30 - The pace of growth in the money supply for 2007 planned by the National Bank of Ukraine's (NBU) council could exceed forecast due to the high pace of macroeconomic growth and active growth in social expenses, the NBU said.

KIEV, Oct. 30 - There will be no sharp surges in the hryvnia exchange rate in Ukraine, as the National Bank of Ukraine has enough currency reserves to ensure its stability, according to First Deputy NBU Chairman Anatoliy Shapovalov.

KIEV, Oct. 30 - First Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Mykola Azarov has ordered a Ukrainian delegation to World Trade Organization talks with Kyrgyzstan in Geneva, to agree to the bilateral conditions set by Kyrgyzstan, the only country that has yet to sign a WTO pact with Ukraine.

KIEV, Oct. 30 – The Kremlin is concerned about the recent change of top management at Ukraine’s largest oil refinery, which it believes hurts Russian business and government interests, a newswire reported Tuesday citing a source.

KIEV, Oct. 30 – The official website of the President of Ukraine was shut down on Tuesday apparently due to a well-coordinated cyberspace attack, mostly from Russia, that had persisted for three days.

KIEV, Oct. 27 ??“ Kiev??™s Datagroup, one of Ukraine's leading telecommunications operators, since has invested $50 million into the company's development the beginning of 2006, Datagroup's director general Oleksandr Danchenko reported.