KIEV, April 8 – Ukraine International Airlines (UIA, Kiev) is increasing the number of its flights by 10% for summer, to 365 flights a week, according to the company's press service.

RIYADH, April 8 – Ukraine and Saudi Arabia are planning to step up economic cooperation by creating joint ventures and increasing trade, Ukrainian First Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Turchynov and Saudi Arabian Transport Minister Jubarah Suraisry said.

KIEV, April 9 - AvtoKrAZ Holding Company (Kremenchuk, Poltava region), Ukraine's sole producer of large hauling vehicles, by July 2008 plans to complete supplies of 100 KrAZ vehicles to the National Police of Nigeria, the company's press service reported on Tuesday.

KIEV, April 9 – Ukraine's major oil extracting company, UkrNafta, in January to March 2008 cut oil with gas condensate extraction by 2.9%, or by 23,200 tons year-over-year, to 769,800 tons, according to a company press release issued on Tuesday.

KIEV, April 9 – AeroSvit –Ukrainian Airlines plans to study the use of mobile communications services on board its planes.

KIEV, April 9 – Assets under management by investment companies licensed by the State Commission for Securities and the Stock Market of Ukraine (SCSSM) from the start of 2008 could reach $500-600 million by 2009, according to a commission member, Serhiy Biriuk.

KIEV, April 5 ??“ Mykolaiv region economic court has initiated a bankruptcy case on Aliye Parusa, the Mykolaiv-based perfume plant, official said.

KIEV, April 6 ??“ Ukraine will later this month announce the sale of 4% of shares in national phone company Ukrtelecom, 25.35% of shares in Leninska Kuznytsia, a shipbuilder, and 19.33% of shares in Fregat, the State Property Fund reported.

KIEV, April 6 ??“ Naftogaz Ukrainy, the national gas company, from January to March sold 12.5 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas worth UAH 6.3 billion via its subsidiaries, Interfax-Ukraine learned reported Friday.

KIEV, April 6 ??“ The owners of Sandora Ltd., which accounts for about 47% of Ukraine's juice market, have concluded an agreement with Deutsche Bank and investment company Golden Gate to arrange a tender to sell the juice producer to a strategic investor.