WARSAW, June 13 - Workers from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine could help save Poland's construction industry - which is seen running short on labor - in the short-term, Polish Chamber of Construction, Industry and Commerce Director Zbigniew Bachman told the press.

KIEV, June 13 - National nuclear generating company EnergoAtom has submitted an investment plan for the development of the production of pipes for nuclear power plants in Ukraine to SUNG IL (South Korea) and proposed that the company participate in its completion.

MOSCOW, June 13 ??“ The benchmark yield on Ukrainian eurobonds is equivalent to US Treasuries plus 120 basis points, a source in banking circles told Interfax.

KIEV, June 13 - According to a study on the social and economic impact of HIV/AIDS in Ukraine, conducted by the International HIV/AIDS Alliance in Ukraine and the World Bank's office in Ukraine, the spread of HIV-AIDS in Ukraine cut the country's economic growth by 6%, World Bank Director for Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova Paul Bermingham said in Kiev.

KIEV, June 14 - NYSE Euronext, the world's largest stock exchange, has said that the Ukrainian economy is promising and it is starting to involve Ukrainian issuers.

KIEV, June 14 ??“ The Ukrainian economy expanded 7.9% on the year in January through May on robust steel exports, indicating that economic growth will probably exceed the government??™s forecast this year, data released Thursday suggest.

KIEV, June 14 - Arcelor Mittal, the world??™s largest steel maker, plans to invest up to $10 billion in development of the steel and mining sectors in Ukraine, President Viktor Yushchenko said Thursday.

KIEV, June 14 ??“ Ukrtelekom, Ukraine??™s national phone company, will develop third-generation cell phone network and will try to boost broadband Internet access as key ways to increase its capitalization, the company said.

KIEV, June 14 - Lukoil-Neftekhim, Russian petrochemical company, and German engineering company Uhde agreed in principle to build a new suspension polyvinyl chlorid plant at Ukraine??™s largest petrochemical company KarpatNaftoKhim.

KIEV, June 14 ??“ Ukraine will seek to start direct imports of natural gas from Turkmenistan in the second half of the year, Energy Minister Ivan Plachkov said Wednesday.