KIEV, Jan. 6 - Moody's Investors Service's B2 sovereign bond ratings with a negative outlook incorporates a "low" economic strength assessment based on low per capita GDP, a relatively undiversified economy and very volatile economic growth, the agency said in its new annual report on Ukraine.

KIEV, Jan. 6 – Ukraine's international reserves fell by 1.9%, or $614 million in December, to $31.795 billion, the National Bank of Ukraine reported.

According to the central bank, in 2011, the country's reserves shrank by 8%, or $2.781 billion.

KIEV, Jan. 6 – Ukraine boosted production of pipe from ferrous metals by 10.7% in 2010, to 1.753 million tons.

Ukraine produced 184,800 tons of ferrous pipe in December alone, Ukrtruboprom, the pipe producers' amalgamation, told Interfax-Ukraine.

KIEV, Jan. 6 – The Antimonopoly Committee has brought an action on the sharp increase of prices of A-95 and A-92 gasoline at the end of 2010 and in the first days of 2011 by major market operators.

KIEV, Jan. 6 – The state committee for technical regulation and consumer policy has prolonged the Euro-2 and Euro-3 gasoline and diesel fuel standards until July 1, 2011.

KIEV, Jan. 10 – Zaporizhstal has spent over UAH 980 million on the installation of an aggregate that injects powdered coal into blast furnaces.

KIEV, Jan. 10 – Ukraine managed to reach one-digit inflation in 2010 for the third time in its history, and now the task for 2011 is further inflation reduction, Valeriy Lytvytsky, the head of the group of advisors to the National Bank of Ukraine, has said.

MOSCOW, Dec. 30 - Russian pipeline operator Transneft and Ukrainian pipeline company Ukrtransnafta on Tuesday agreed on 2010 charges for the transmission of oil from Russia to Europe through Ukraine, Transneft's chief spokesman said.

KOMSOMOLSK, Dec. 31 – A consignment of seven Caterpillar trucks worth $16.1 million will be supplied to Poltava Mining, a holding of Switzerland’s Ferrexpo AG, within two months, said GOK Chairman Viktor Lotous.

KIEV, Dec. 31 – Japan’s Rating and Investment Information, Inc. (R&I) has downgraded Ukraine’s Foreign Currency Issuer Rating from ‘BB-‘ to ‘B+’, the Ukrainian Finance Ministry reported on Wednesday.