KIEV, Feb. 10 - Naftogaz Ukrayiny in 2014 increased oil production in Alam El Shawish East in Egypt's Western Desert by 11.5% (by 200,000 barrels) compared to 2013, to 1.932 million barrels, the state holding announced.

KIEV, Feb. 11 – Ukraine and Israel have agreed to intensify their talks over the creation of a free trade area (FTA), Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlov Klimkin has said.

KIEV, Feb. 12 - Standard&Poor's has lowered its long-term foreign currency ratings on Ukrlandfarming and Myronivsky Hliboproduct (MHP) to 'CCC+' from 'B-' and affirming our local currency rating at B-, S&P said in a report.

KIEV, Feb. 12 – The National Bank of Ukraine’s recent restrictions on forex market were approved against the interests of Ukrainian businesses causing serious economic damages, a recent poll revealed.

KIEV, Feb. 12 - Raiffeisen Bank International received 12 offers to acquire its subsidiary bank in Ukraine – Raiffeisen Bank Aval, RBI Head Karl Sevelda said in an interview with the Die Presse publication.

KIEV, Feb. 11 – Private investors willing to participate in the building of facilities for the 2015 European Basketball Championship are ready to start work, businessman Ihor Kolomoisky said during the sitting of a coordinating committee for preparing for and holding the championship.

ASHGABAT, Feb. 11 - Altcom Road Construction (Donetsk), part of the Altcom financial and industrial group, is to design and build some transport and communications infrastructure facilities in Turkmenistan.

KIEV, Feb. 11 – The Trade Union of Atomic Energy and Industry Workers has appealed to the Ministry of Finance and the National Commission for Energy Regulation asking that they establish an economically justified tariff for electricity for EnergoAtom.

KIEV, Feb. 11 - Ukrainian ferrous metal exports fell 19% year-on-year in January to $1.152 billion, the State Customs Service said.

The State Customs Service said that ferrous metals generated 22.47% of the country's export revenue in January this year, down from 26.99% in the same month last year.

KIEV, Feb. 11 – Ukraine does not plan to buy gas from Turkmenistan in 2013, reads an offering memorandum on the issue of eurobonds by Ukraine.