KIEV, July 8 – Practically no defense products are being produced at Topaz Holding (Donetsk) at present, a source in the defense sector told Interfax-Ukraine.

KIEV, July 5 - Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has affirmed its 'B' long-term issuer credit rating on Ukraine's Autonomous Republic of Crimea. The outlook is negative.

KIEV, July 5 – The profile parliamentary committee after the consideration of three alternative bills on the increase of excise duties on beer, alcohol and tobacco has approved a new draft law that proposes increasing excise duties on beer and alcohol by 4.8% and on cigarettes – by 11.6%.

KIEV, July 5 - Consumer prices in Ukraine remained stable in June, and in general from the beginning of the year they have grown by 0.2%, the State Statistics Service said on Friday.

KIEV, July 8 - The All-Ukrainian Association of Car Importers and Dealers has asked President Viktor Yanukovych to veto the bills on recycling old vehicles and on amendments to the payment of the ecological tax for their recycling to the Tax Code that were passed by Parliament on July 4.

KIEV, July 8 – The Cabinet of Ministers is satisfied with the high pace of growth in aircraft repair at the facilities of the Ukrainian aircraft building sector, including in the interests of foreign customers, Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Vilkul said during the celebration of the 65th anniversary of the Kiev's Plant 410 Civil Aviation (Plant 410 CA).

KIEV, July 8 – The total installed capacity of solar power plants in Ukraine grew by 51.4% in H1 and reached 494 megawatts, the Association of Alternative Fuel and Energy Market Participants has reported.

Investment in the solar industry exceeded EUR 360 million in the first half of the year.

KIEV, July 8 – Industrial prices in Ukraine in June fell by 2.7%, driven primarily by the reduction in the cost of electricity, gas, steam and conditioned air supplies by 8.7%.

KIEV, July 5 – Ukraine spent about $5 billion on preparations for Euro 2012, while foreign fans left nearly $1 billion in state coffers, Infrastructure Minister Borys Kolesnikov said.

KIEV, July 5 – Ukraine is preparing to send the rocket engine for the fourth stage of the new European Vega launch vehicle to Italy’s Avio S.p.A. in September.