KIEV, Feb. 9 - Russia reduced crude oil supplies to Europe via Ukrainian oil pipelines in January 30.6% on the year after UkrTransNafta had increased transportation tariffs by 35%, according to government data.

KIEV, Feb. 8 - New car sales in Ukraine in January plunged by 64% compared to January 2009, to some 7,500 cars, according to Auto-Consulting information and analytical group.

KIEV, Feb. 9 – Sevastopol-based Avlita stevedoring company plans to attract international organizations to carry out an independent ecological audit of a project for the construction of a universal transshipment complex that will process bulk carriers of up to 140,000 tons.

KIEV, Feb. 9 – The hryvnia exchange rate could appreciate after the announcement of final presidential election returns thanks to an inflow of foreign investment and return of Ukrainian capital to the country, according to Ukrainian bankers.

KIEV, Feb. 9 – The share of Ukrainian banks' own capital in their liabilities grew by 0.1% in January, to 14.3%, according to the National Bank of Ukraine.

According to the report, the banks' own capital in January went down by 1.2% or UAH 1.5 billion, to UAH 124.7 billion.

KIEV, Feb. 6 - Fitch Ratings downgraded JSC State Savings Bank of Ukraine's (Oschadbank) Individual rating to 'E' from 'D.’

At the same time, the agency affirmed the bank's other ratings, including its Long-term foreign currency Issuer Default rating of 'B+' with a Negative Outlook.

KIEV, Feb. 9 – The cement production cost at CJSC Bakhchysaray Budindustria in Crimea with the new price of gas will exceed the sales prices of today, the plant's management says.

KIEV, Feb. 9 ??“ A fair payment for renting Sevastopol and other Crimean ports by Russian naval fleet would probably be at $1.8 bln annually, a top security advisor to President Viktor Yushchenko said Thursday.

KIEV, Feb. 9 ??“ Foreign companies have shown interest in the development of oil and gas fields on the Black Sea shelf, Environment Minister Pavlo Ihnatenko said Wednesday.

KIEV, Feb. 9 - AeroSvit ??“ Ukrainian Airlines, the country??™s biggest airline, in 2005 increased the passenger traffic by 28.2% year-on-year ??“ to 1.36 mln people, according to Kyryl Zvonaryov, a deputy director general of the company.