KIEV, Jan. 15 - Germany's Commerzbank invested EUR 950 million in the development of its Ukrainian subsidiary bank Forum in 2008 and intends to provide it with financial support in 2009 as well, Forum Chairman Yaroslav Kolesnyk told Interfax.

KIEV, Jan. 14 - Metinvest Holding Ltd., the Metinvest Group's managing company, which unites the ore-mining and metallurgical assets ofSystem Capital Management (SCM), is reportedly in talks with Global Steel Holdings on the acquisition of Bulgaria’s Kremikovtsi steel mill.

KIEV, Jan. 14 - The management of Prydniprovska railways is planning to reconstruct the Pivdenna railway station in Dnipropetrovsk, which is expecting heavy passenger use by football fans attending the European Football Championship Euro-2012, Prydniprovska railway said.

KIEV, Jan. 14 - The newly appointed top management of national Naftogaz Ukrayiny is initiating the dissolution of gas transport agreements between UkrGaz-Energo as the gas supplier on the one side and gas transport companies - Ukrtransgaz and regional and city gas suppliers - on the other side.

KIEV, Jan. 15 - Ukrainian oil refineries processed 12.805 million tons of crude in 2007, 4.3% less than the previous year, the Fuel and Energy Ministry reported.

KIEV, Jan. 5 ??“ Ukrsotsbank will issue five-year bonds worth UAH 500 million, the bank reported in a press release.

KIEV, Jan. 15 ??“ The State Commission for Securities and the Stock Market of Ukraine registered an additional issue of stocks in Kherson Oil Refinery late December 2006, the commission's press service reproted.

KIEV, Jan. 15 ??“ UkrZaliznytsia, Ukraine??™s state railway, in 2007 plans to invest UAH 4.8 billion in the upgrade of railway cars, which is up 190% year-on-year, the company??™s press service reported.

KIEV, Jan. 15 ??“ Boryspil, Ukraine??™s busiest airport, should become an international transit and hub airport for transcontinental flights with some $2.27 billion investment by 2020, according to a program approved by the government.

ISTANBUL, Jan. 15 ??“ Astelit, Ukraine??™s No. 3 cell phone company co-owned by Turkcell and Rinat Akhmetov, the wealthiest Ukrainian, may need up to $250 million capital injection from shareholders this year to offset losses.