KIEV, Jan. 29 - Ukraine plans to attract up to $1.4 billion in investments to modernize power exports lines and to boost domestic power output in 2007, a government official said Monday.

KIEV, Jan. 29 ??“ EnergoAtom, Ukraine??™s state nuclear power generator, plans to tighten safety at the country??™s nuclear power plants, Andriy Derkach, EnergoAtom President, said.

KIEV, Jan. 29 ??“ Eurocar, Ukraine??™s producer of Volkswagen group cars, plans to boost output by 47.3% on the year in 2007 to capitalize on robust demand for automobiles in the country, the company said.

KHERSON, Jan. 26 ??“ French group Danone plans to invest more than EUR 20 million in modernization of Rodych dairy plant in Kherson, the Kherson mayor's press service reported.

CHISINAU, Jan. 26 - Moldova finally reached a deal with Gazprom, the Russian gas monopoly, over gas supplies to settle a month-long dispute, Moldova's Economy and Commerce Minister Valeriu Lazar told Interfax.

KIEV, Jan. 26 ??“ Mittal Steel Kryviy Rih, Ukraine??™s largest steel producer formerly known as Kryvorizhstal, will not cut steel production even though it is decreasing its gas consumption, a source at the company said.

KIEV, Jan. 27 ??“ Gaz de France has been seeking to participate in natural gas extraction projects in Ukraine amid the country??™s attempts to boost domestic production to reduce dependence on Russia.

KYIV, Dec 28 – The largest bus operator in Europe, FlixBus, will increase the number of passenger routes by 10-15 in 2024, adding trips to new countries located to the west and south of Ukraine, and is also working to update the company's bus fleet.

KYIV, Dec 28 – Minister of Social Policy Oksana Zholnovych said that in the absence of international financial assistance, indexation of social payments in 2024 may not take place.

KYIV, Dec 28 - Ukraine, which received the right to duty-free food supplies to the EU in 2022, has become one of the largest suppliers of agricultural products to the EU this year, the Polish publication farmer.pl reported, citing a report from the European Commission.