KIEV, Nov. 15 – The realization of the program for the reconstruction of obsolete housing areas in Kiev will start at least in two or three years, First Deputy head of Kiev city administration, Oleksandr Popov, said at a press conference.

KIEV, Nov. 12 – The adoption of the draft Labor Code might provoke protests in Ukraine, said Viacheslav Roy, chairman of the Federation of Trade Unions of Small and Mid-Sized Businesses.

KIEV, Nov. 12 – EuroCape Ukraine I, which is part of EuroCape New Energy Limited, belonging to the EuroCape group, is to build a 500 MW wind farm in the Pryazovia area of Zaporizhia region by 2015, Peter Justin O'Brian, the director of EuroCape Ukraine I, said at an international investment forum in Zaporizhia on Friday.

KIEV, Nov. 12 - State-run arms and military hardware export and import company UkrSpetsExport will display products of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex at the fourth international military exhibition Indo Defense 2010, taking place on November 10-13 in Jakarta (Indonesia), exhibiting air-to-air missiles and highly accurate armaments and armor.

BRUSSELS, Nov. 15 – A total of 150 businessmen from 105 companies operating are to come to Kiev on a trading mission headed by Prince Philippe of Belgium.

KIEV, Nov. 14 – The Finance Ministry has decided to convert more special drawing rights (SDRs) received from the International Monetary Fund worth a total of SDR 800 million ($1.28 billion) into currency funds, acting Finance Minister Ihor Umansky reported.

KIEV, Nov. 14 - Ukraine’s steel sector, the backbone of the country’s economy, will probably reduce output more than 20% on the year in 2009 due to collapsed external demand, an industry analysis group reported.

KIEV, Nov. 12 – The Ukrainian Grain Association, which unites grain traders in Ukraine, has called on the government to repay delayed value-added tax refunds to grain exporters as quickly as possible.

KIEV, Nov. 12 - Fitch Ratings has downgraded the Long-term Issuer Default ratings (IDRs) of nine Ukrainian banks, including their foreign currency Long-term IDRs to 'B-' from 'B.’

The Outlooks on the Long-term IDRs are Negative.

MOSCOW, Nov. 13 - The Russian delegation is going to urge its EU colleagues at the Stockholm summit to look for joint solutions that would ensure smooth energy supplies to Europe, the Kremlin said.