KIEV, Dec. 12 - Ukraine imported $4.8 billion worth of petroleum products in January-November, Energy and Coal Industry Ministry head Vadym Zaporozhchenko said on Monday.

There was a significant growth in diesel fuel imports, 90% of which came from the Customs Union countries, he said.

KIEV, Dec. 13 - The State Tax Service has supported a bill that proposes an increase in gasoline excise duty by 10%, to EUR 200 per ton, and the equalization of excise duties on all types of diesel fuel, increasing them by 11-138%, to EUR 100 pre ton, at the Tax Service department head Iryna Melnyk told reporters.

KIEV, Dec. 13 – Ukraine's Infrastructure Ministry has proposed to increase excise duties on gasoline by 10%, to EUR 200 per ton, and make excise duties on all types of diesel fuel equal, boosting them by 11-138%, to EUR 100 per ton, the Kiev-based A-95 consulting group has reported.

KIEV, Dec. 14 – The National Bank of Ukraine in January-November 2011 sold $3.909 billion more in foreign currency on the interbank currency market than it bought, while in January-November 2010 the balance of the central bank's interventions came to $1.94 billion.

KIEV, Dec. 14 - Interpipe Novomoskovsky pipe plant has implemented this year's largest project on energy efficiency improvement by commissioning a new turbine compressor produced by Samsung Techwin Company (South Korea).

KIEV, Dec. 13 – Almost 40% of residents of Ukraine do not support the activity of the leadership of the country (the president, the government and the parliament), according to a survey conducted by the Razumkov Center in November.

KIEV, Dec. 13 – Ukraine plans to raise $4.5 billion through the placement of government foreign loan bonds (eurobonds) in 2011, according to the documents submitted along with the draft national budget for 2011 to Parliament.

KIEV, Dec. 13 – The government forecasts that the growth of Ukraine's gross domestic product in 2012-2013 will accelerate to 6.5% annually, from 4.5% in 2011, according to the explanatory note to Ukraine's national budget for 2011.

KIEV, Dec. 14 - Ukraine cut electricity exports by 0.7% (26.1 million kWh) in January-November year-on-year, to 3.662 billion kWh, the Fuel and Energy Ministry reported.

KIEV, Dec. 14 - The Ukrainian government forecasts that the price of imported natural gas will average $269 per 1,000 cubic meters in 2011.

The assumption is contained in the macro-economic and social development forecasts, according to materials submitted to Parliament together with the 2011 budget.