KIEV, Oct. 8 - The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on Sept. 27 approved what it calls the biggest reduction and simplification in loan and guarantee pricing in nine years for the 79 creditworthy countries that are clients and shareholders of the IBRD.

KIEV, Oct. 10 – Inflation in Ukraine in 2007 could rise to over 12% if the local authorities start increasing tariffs on municipal services, according to Oleksiy Blinov, director of the economic analysis department at the International Center for Policy Studies.

KIEV, Oct. 10 – Ukraine may soon sign a production sharing agreement, or PSA, with Vanco Energy, an independent U.S. oil company, for a major offshore oil project, a government source said Wednesday.

KIEV, Oct. 10 - President Viktor Yushchenko’s office plans to scrutinize an agreement signed in Moscow Tuesday to settle the country’s gas debts before Russian gas giant Gazprom, a top official said Wednesday.

KIEV, Oct. 6 ??“ The Ukrainian government has criticized the State Property Fund for the extremely low flow of revenues from privatization, and instructed it to urgently increase the number of facilities for sale.

KIEV, Oct. 9 ??“ Kiev Economic Court on Oct. 5 banned the National Communications Regulatory Commission of Ukraine (NCRC) from holding a tender for the 5,470-5,670 MHz radio frequency bands for the IEEE 802.16 WiMAX standard.

KIEV, Oct. 6 - The Ukrainian banking sector has become more attractive to foreign investors, National Bank of Ukraine First Deputy Governor Anatoly Shapovalov said.

KIEV, Oct. 6 ??“ The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is going to increase the amount of new projects in Ukraine in 2007 to EUR1 billion from EUR700 million in 2006 and EUR530 million in 2005, a top-ranking EBRD expert said.

KIEV, Oct. 10 ??“ Mykolaiv state enterprise 61 Communards Shipbuilding Plant in early October delivered a container ship to Spain's Factoria Naval de Marin financed by a loan from Raiffeisen Bank Aval, according to a bank announcement.

KIEV, Oct. 10 - The Industrial Union of Donbas (IUD) Corporation (Donetsk), and the world's second biggest steel producer Arcelor SA (Luxemburg) are preparing to jointly bid for a 93.02% stake in Kryvorizhstal, Ukraine's largest steel mill.