KIEV, Aug. 7 – The Antimonopoly Committee has permitted World Ceramic Mineral B. V. (Amsterdam) to acquire shares in Donbas Clays and Yuzhno-Oktiabrskie Gliny YUG (both in Donetsk region).

KIEV, Aug. 7 – SCM Group (Donetsk region), Ukraine's largest financial and industrial group, announced it has sold its stake in Simferopol-based Krym beer and soft drinks plant.

KIEV, Aug. 7 – The litigation between Vanco Prykerchenska Ltd. and the Ukrainian government on a dispute over the development of the Prykerchenska oil and gas field may drag on for 1-1.5 years, says Oleh Aleshin, a partner of the Vasil Kisil & Partners law firm, which is representing Vanco in the case.

KIEV, Aug. 6 – Housing prices in Kiev grew by an average 9.5% from Jan. 5 through Aug. 3.

KIEV, Aug. 6 – Ukraine's cabinet has approved the procedure for converting radio frequencies for use with 3G mobile communications, Volodymyr Zveriev, head of the National Communications Regulatory Commission, told Interfax-Ukraine.

MOSCOW, Aug. 6 - Standard & Poor's Ratings Services announced it has affirmed its 'BB-' long-term rating on the City of Kiev, capital of Ukraine (foreign currency BB-/Negative/B; local currency BB/Negative/B; Ukraine national scale 'uaAA').

VILNIUS, Aug. 6 - It would be advisable to extend the Odessa-Brody oil pipeline not only to Plock and Gdansk in Poland, but also to the Mazeikiu refinery in Lithuania, Director of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry's Economic Cooperation Department Serhiy Korsunsky said in an interview published in the Monday issue of the Lithuanian business newspaper Verslo Zinios.

KIEV, Aug. 4 - UkrGaz-Energo, Ukraine's sole gas importer, delivered about 15.7 billion cubic meters of gas to the country between March 17 and August 1, the company reported in a statement.

KIEV, Aug. 4 ??“ Ukraine's total state debt in H2 2006 may increase by $800 million and by the end of 2006 may amount to $15.4 billion, Alfa-Bank reported in a research report.

KIEV, Aug. 7 ??“ UkrTransNafta, Ukraine's oil transport monopoly, reported UAH 48 million in profits in January-June as oil transportation exceeded the company??™s plan, the company reported.