KIEV, June 9 - Ukraine increased reserves of natural gas in its underground storage facilities by 7.3%, or by 857 million cu m, over the past week amid fears that Russian gas supplies may be disrupted on June 10, data released by Gas Storage Europe indicate.

KIEV, June 6 – Swiss company Nestle, one of the world's largest producers of food and beverages, has seen increased demand for the products of its Ukrainian enterprises thanks to the cancellation of duties on imports to the EU.

KIEV, June 6 – Ukraine by early July plans to accumulate over 13 billion cubic meters of gas in its underground storage facilities, according to Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk.

KIEV, June 6 - Ukraine’s imports of natural gas from Russia increased by 351% year-on-year, or by 2.9 billion cu m, to 3.7 billion cu m in May, up from 820 million cu m imported in May 2013, the state-owned natural gas shipping company UkrTransGaz reported Friday.

KIEV, June 6 – Industrial prices in Ukraine were up by 3.1% in May, while in April the rise was 2.5%, and in general since the beginning of the year the growth was 6.6%, the State Statistics Service said on Thursday.

KIEV, June 6 - The National Bank of Ukraine has decided to limit cash transactions to UAH 150,000 starting September 1, NBU Deputy head Vira Rychakovska said at a briefing on Thursday.

KIEV, June 7 – The construction of power plants consuming renewable energy sources has allowed a considerable cut in natural gas consumption in Crimea, the Crimean Council of Ministers said.

KIEV, June 7 – Ukraine should study the possibility of building nuclear reactors in Ukraine that are not made in Russia, President Viktor Yanukovych said in his annual address to Parliament.

KIEV, June 7 – The reconstruction of the Energiya incineration plant will require UAH 960 million of investment, the Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry said.

KIEV, June 7 – Ukraine should consider the possibility of switching to setting its foreign currency exchange rate on the basis of a currency basket as one of the instruments of resisting to external risks, President Viktor Yanukovych said in his annual address to Parliament.