KIEV, Oct. 8 - The continued pressure on Ukraine's forex reserves and the fall in the price of its sovereign debt highlight the risk posed by its weak external finances, Fitch Ratings says.

Ukraine has one of the lowest external liquidity ratios among 'B' rated sovereigns and this is a key credit weakness, the ratings agency says.

KIEV, Oct. 9 - Art-Master LLC, one of the designers of software for the operation of the Justice Ministry's Information Center, said that the installation of software distributed to the public on the behalf of the enterprise changes the security system because it disconnects the check of the authenticity of client's software and other components of the system.

KIEV, Oct. 9 – Ukraine could become a full member of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) when the country is able to pay the full membership fee, which is around UAH 500 million per year, Volodymyr Semynozhenko, head of the State Agency on Science, Innovations and Informatization, said at a briefing on Wednesday.

KIEV, Oct. 9 – A Ukrainian delegation will attend the annual meetings of the Board of Governors of the World Bank Group and the Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund on October 9-15, the National Bank of Ukraine reported.

KIEV, Oct. 9 - Vuhlehirska Thermal Power Plant, a Ukrainian plant that was destroyed by fire in March, launched its first power generating unit in operation, the Energy and Coal Industry Ministry reported Wednesday.

KIEV, Oct. 8 – The government of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea has signed an agreement with the European Centre for International Relations (the Czech Republic) on the implementation of a water supply and drainage investment project in eastern Crimea, the Council of Ministers of Crimea reported.

KIEV, Oct. 8 – Ukrhydroenergo (Vyshgorod, Kiev region) has signed a project agreement with the European Investment Bank on a loan of EUR 200 million to realize a project on the renovation of hydroelectric power plants.

KIEV, Oct. 8 - Naftogaz Ukrayiny transferred $1.056 billion to Russian gas giant Gazprom for natural gas imported to Ukraine in September, Naftogaz said on Monday.

KIEV, Oct. 9 – A project for the construction of the fourth subway line in Kiev, which was presented at Global Project Plaza 2012 organized by Ministry of Knowledge Economy of South Korea and the Korea Trade Promotion Corporation (KOTRA) has provoked interest from almost two dozen companies, Kiev City Administration deputy administration chief Ruslan Kramarenko reported.

KIEV, Oct. 9 – Naftogaz Ukrayiny has connected the houses of 242,000 Ukrainians to the gas supply network since the start of this year, providing the installation of gas pipelines to 127 settlements, the state holding reported.