KIEV, Nov. 10 – The growth in industrial prices in Ukraine in October slowed down to 1.9% compared to 3.6% in September, the State Statistics Committee reported.

KIEV, Nov. 10 - Russian crude oil transit for export via Ukraine plunged 17.3% year-on-year in October after the Ukrainian oil shipper had reversed one of its pipelines towards importing Caspian Sea crude, the government’s data show.

KIEV, Nov. 9 – German-based Dyckerhoff AG, which incorporates OJSC Yugcement (Olshanske, Mykolaiv region) and OJSC Volyn-Cement (Zdolbuniv, Rivne region), plans to complete a transition of its production facilities in Ukraine from gas to coal consumption.

KIEV, Nov. 9 – The general fund of the 2009 national budget will see a shortfall of UAH 40 billion in revenues, experts at the Ukrainian president's secretariat have forecast.

MOSCOW, Nov. 10 - Moody's Investors Service announced it is continuing its rating review of Bank Nadra.

On Feb. 12, Moody's downgraded the bank's deposit ratings to Caa2 and National Scale Rating (NSR) to B3.ua and placed them on review for possible further downgrade. Nadra's bank financial strength rating (BFSR) was downgraded to E with a stable outlook.

KIEV, Nov. 11 – A delay in the allocation of the fourth tranche of the International Monetary Fund's loan to Ukraine under the Stand-By Arrangement will not affect the Ukrainian forex market, says Ihor Shumylo, the executive director of the National Bank of Ukraine for economic issues.

MOSCOW, Nov. 10 - Moody's Investors Service has downgraded Ukrprombank's local and foreign currency deposit ratings to Caa3 from Caa2 and the National Scale Rating (NSR) of the bank to Caa3.ua from B3.ua, and placed these ratings on review for a possible further downgrade.

KIEV, Nov. 10 - The United States Department of Agriculture in November upgraded the grain harvest and export forecast for Ukraine in the 2009-2010 marketing year (July 2009 through June 2010) by 1.5 million tons compared to its September forecast to 44.45 million tons and 18.55 million tons respectively.

KIEV, Nov. 12 – Azerbaijan, the second-biggest oil supplier to Ukraine after Russia, seeks to further increase supplies, underscoring competition with Russian oil companies, Petro Ovcharenko, the head of UkrTatNafta oil refinery, said Thursday.

KIEV, Nov. 12 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will lend $125 million to the State Rail Transport Administration, also known as Ukrzaliznytsia, for the purchase of advanced cargo railway cars.

The decision was taken by the EBRD board of directors at a meeting on Tuesday, the EBRD's representative office told Interfax-Ukraine.