KIEV, Aug. 11 – An investigation into imports of passenger cars with 1-2.2 liter engines started by Ukraine on July 2 at the initiative of the Ukrautoprom association and the possibility of the introduction of a 47% import duty caused a jump in the car market in July, the All-Ukrainian Association of Car Importers and Dealers said.

KIEV, Aug. 11 - Ukraine in January-July 2011 increased electricity exports by 32.3% or by 749.7 million kilowatt-hours, to 3.073 billion kilowatt-hours, the Energy and Coal Industry Ministry announced.

Electricity exports to Hungary, Slovakia and Romania from the Burshtyn thermal power plant in the first seven months of 2011 rose by 3.1 times or 1.138 billion kilowatt-hours compared to January-July 2010, to 1.683 billion kilowatt-hours.

KIEV, Aug. 11 – The completion of research and design work for the Ukrainian-Russian An-70 medium transport aircraft program could be postponed due to the absence of financing from Ukraine, President and Chief Designer of Antonov state enterprise, Dmytro Kiva, said in an exclusive interview with Interfax-Ukraine.

BORYSPIL, Aug. 10 - China wants to participate in the construction of a railway line from the Darnytsia railway station in Kiev to Boryspil Airport, First Deputy Prime Minister Andriy Kliuyev told reporters while inspecting work on the construction of the F passenger terminal at Boryspil International Airport on Tuesday.

KIEV, Aug. 10 – The planned amount of the second issue of government domestic loan bonds to repay delayed VAT refunds (VAT bonds) will exceed UAH 10 billion, First Deputy Finance Minister Vadym Kopylov said at on Tuesday.

KIEV, Aug. 10 - Since receiving from the International Monetary Fund the first, 1.25-billion-SDR tranche of a new stand-by credit, Ukraine now owes the Fund 8.25 billion SDR ($12.66 billion) and is the world's second largest IMF debtor.

KIEV, Aug. 10 – Electricity consumption has grown by 25% due to high temperatures in Ukraine, First Deputy Prime Minister Andriy Kliuyev said at a meeting with heads of regional state administrations held in Kiev on Tuesday.

KIEV, Aug. 11 - Electricity consumption in Ukraine in January-July 2010, taking into account losses in electricity transmission, grew by 10%, or 9.603 billion kilowatt-hours year-on-year, to 105.399 billion kilowatt-hours, the Fuel and Energy Ministry announced.

KIEV, Aug. 11 – Ukrenergo has announced an auction for access to Ukrainian interstate power lines for electricity exports for the period from September 1 to September 30.

According to a posting on Ukrenergo's Web site, the access to 2,610 MW of electricity to be exported in four directions is divided into 18 lots, which differ in terms of power transmission capacity.

KIEV, Aug. 11 – Grain traders operating on the Ukrainian market have stopped purchasing wheat in the country due to uncertainty over a possible ban on wheat exports, according to Volodymyr Klymenko, the president of the Ukrainian Grain Association.