KIEV, March 10 - Ukraine expects Russia to increase its natural gas prices by at least 37% starting next month, Energy and Coal Industry Minister Yuriy Prodan said on Sunday.

The price is expected to increase to $368.5 per 1,000 cubic meters in the second quarter, up from $268.5/1,000 cu m in the first quarter, Prodan said, citing the government’s calculations.

KIEV, March 6 – Industrial prices in Ukraine, after increasing by 0.3% in January, began to decline again in February, falling over the month by 1.6%, the State Statistics Service said on Wednesday.

KIEV, March 6 - Consumer prices in Ukraine in February again declined by 0.1% following two months of 0.2% growth, the State Statistics Service said on Wednesday.

KIEV, March 6 - The European Investment Bank as of today has funded the reconstruction of roads approaching the city of Kiev to the tune of EUR 124.5 million, while the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development allocated about EUR 130 million, according to the adviser of the head of the State Agency of Automobile Roads (Ukravtodor), Yevhen Prusenko.

KIEV, March 7 - Most Ukrainian mining companies raised iron ore pellet production in January-February.

Poltava Mining, the core asset of the London-listed Ferrexpo plc, raised commercial pellet production 7.5% year-on-year to 1.611 million tons and concentrate production 7.6% to 2.004 million tons.

KIEV, March 7 – The Energy Community demands that Ukraine reduce sulfur content of its oil products while bringing quality standards in line with European Union requirements, says Energy Community Secretariat Director Janez Kopac.

KIEV, March 7 - Ukrainian billionaire Rinat Akhmetov, who controls assets in the steel, coal mining and power sectors, agreed to buy a 25% stake in private Ukrainian natural gas producer Naftogazdobuvannia, Akhmetov’s System Capital Management group announced Thursday.

KIEV, March 10 – If the present prices of fuel and oil in the world stay high, the retail price of the most popular gasoline - A-95 - could grow to UAH 10 per liter, according to Lviv-based public JSC Galnaftogaz Concern.

KIEV, March 10 – The growth of industrial prices in Ukraine in February accelerated to 4.8%, from 1.3% in January, 0.9% in December and 0.3% in November, the State Statistics Service reported.

KIEV, March 10 – Ukrainian motorist organizations on Thursday urged Prime Minister Mykola Azarov to stop plans to slap duties on imports of gasoline and diesel fuel, threatening with massive street protests otherwise.