KIEV, Feb. 8 - Metinvest B.V., the holding company for major Ukrainian mining and metals holding Metinvest, placed the first tranche of a seven-year eurobond issue at 9% per annum on Monday, a market source told Interfax.

KIEV, Feb. 8 – The inflation figure in January 2011 of 1% has laid the foundation for retaining and strengthening of the price stability achieved last year, according to Valeriy Lytvytsky, the head of the group of advisors to the governor of National Bank of Ukraine.

KIEV, Feb. 8 – The American Chamber of Commerce believes that Ukraine should provide open and transparent grain exports, canceling quotas introduced until March 31, 2011, said Ivan Myroshnychenko, the co-chairman of the ACC agricultural committee.

KIEV, Feb. 7 – DTEK has resumed electricity export to Belarus.

As the holding said in a statement on the London Stock Exchange, "DTEK plans to supply to Belarus guaranteed volume of 1.5 billion kWh of Ukrainian electricity until the end of the year." "Additionally around 1.5 billion kWh might be exported as non-guaranteed supply based on the bilateral negotiations," reads the statement, which confirmed the resumption as of February 5.

KIEV, Feb. 9 – The introduction of a ban on the early return of deposits could make them less attractive to depositors, Oleksandr Suhoniako according to the president of the Association of Ukrainian Banks.

KIEV, Feb. 9 – The situation with the provision of food to contracted and conscript servicemen is manageable and under constant monitoring by the Defense Ministry and the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the military department reported.

KIEV, Feb. 9 – DTEK’s Pryazovsky (Zaporizhia region) and Manhush (Donetsk region) wind farms are the most likely candidates for participation in the Energy of Nature national project, said Vadym Tocheny,the national project's head.

ODESSA, Feb. 9 – Swedish company Saab could participate in drawing up a general development plan for Odessa, or even be made wholly responsible for drawing up the plan, Odessa Mayor Oleksiy Kostusev said.

KIEV, Feb. 9 – Naftogaz Ukrayiny expects that the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce will this summer finish hearing an appeal by RosUkrEnergo AG (RUE) against the Ukrainian state holding concerning 11 billion cubic meters (bcm) of gas allegedly expropriated from RUE by Naftogaz Ukrayiny.

KIEV, Feb. 9 – Political instability, seasonal increases in prices of dairy products, fruits and vegetables and a rise in the prices of fuel and lubricants were the key factors fueling a rise in inflation in January to 1.8% from 0.9% in December 2009, the Economy Ministry said.