MOSCOW, Jan. 12 - Ukraine has breached the conditions governing the provision by Russia of a $3 billion loan by allowing its state debt to exceed its GDP by 60% and therefore Russia has all grounds to demand early repayment of the loan, but the decision has not been made yet," Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said.

KIEV, Jan. 9 - Ferrexpo plc, whose main assets are Ukrainian iron ore producers Poltava and Yerystove mining and processing plants, raised commercial iron ore pellet production 11.6% in 2013 to 10.813 million ton.

KIEV, Jan. 9 – The fact that Ukrainians deposit their assets in the national currency in bank accounts is evidence that they trust the government's economic policy, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said.

KIEV, Jan. 9 - The average customs value of gas imported by Ukraine in December 2013 was $392.31 per 1,000 cubic meters, down 0.7% or $2.69 from November, Ukraine's Economic Development and Trade Ministry said in a statement.

KIEV, Jan. 9 – The Ministry of Agricultural Policy and Food has initiated the introduction of rules for organic apicultural goods production in Ukraine.

The relevant draft resolution has been posted on the ministry's Web site.

KIEV, Jan. 9 – Kiev's City Hall owes UAH 151,600 to PJSC Kyivenergo for electricity consumed by the building at 36 Khreschatyk Street in December 2013, Kyivenergo told Interfax-Ukraine.

KIEV, Jan. 10 – The primary vehicle market in Ukraine (new and used cars) decreased by 4.5% in 2013, to UAH 346,746 units, in particular the market of passenger cars decreased by 9% due to a fall in the sales of new cars by 10%, to 213,322 cars, the Ukrautoprom association reported.

KIEV, Jan. 10 – The holders of loan participation notes (LPN) of Bank Finance and Credit (Kiev) for $95 million maturing by the end of January 2014 have agreed to refinance them: exchange all or part of the issued securities partly for cash and partly for LPNs with a maturity term of up to 2019, according to a press release from the bank.

KIEV, Jan. 10 – Russian banks may grant $6 billion worth of commercial loans to Ukraine for the development of nuclear energy, the Ukrainian Economic Development and Trade Ministry reported.

"Such agreements were reached at a meeting of the Ukrainian-Russian interstate commission…

KIEV, Jan. 10 – Interpipe steel pipe and railway wheel producer (Dnipropetrovsk) has signed a partnership distribution agreement with Al Omrania, defining it as the main local representative of the group in Jordan.