KIEV, June 7 - Volia Cable, Kiev's leading cable TV provider, will in 2006 double investment in the development of its network and the launch of new services to $20 million compared to 2005, Volia Cable President Serhiy Boiko said Tuesday.

KIEV, June 7 - Ukrainian alcohol producing companies resumed exports to Russia following a suspension since April when Russia has introduced new excise label and computer system tracking the producers, companies said.

KIEV, June 7 - Ukraine??™s natural gas output in January-May 2006 increased by 1.8% year-on-year to 8.65 billion cubic meters, the Fuel and Energy Ministry reported. In May 1.72 bcm of gas was produced, up 1.3% on-year.

KIEV, June 7 - Rinat Akhmetov, Ukraine??™s wealthiest businessman, moved to consolidate his mining and steel making assets to create the largest privately-owned company in the country with an estimated capitalization of about $15 billion.

LONDON, June 6 - Moody's Investors Service on June 6 assigned a definitive rating of Ba3 to the $100 million 9% loan participation notes due in 2008 issued by Ukrsots Finance B.V. (SPV), reads a Moody's announcement carried by Interfax-Ukraine.

KIEV, June 7 ??“ In January-May, Ukrainian mining and metallurgical enterprises reported mixed trends for production of various types of metal products in comparison with the same period last year, lowering production of ferroalloys but increasing production of pipes by 22% and iron ore by 5-12%.

KYIV, May 6 – The Verkhovna Rada Committee on Foreign Policy and Interparliamentary Cooperation has recommended that the parliament ratify the minerals agreement between the United States and Ukraine, said the head of the committee, Oleksandr Merezhko (Servant of the People faction).

KYIV, May 7 - The company in the field of renewable energy Eco-Optima together with the Austrian gas storage operator RAG Austria AG intends to launch a project to produce "green" hydrogen by 2029, having planned to deliver the first 100 MW of gas to Germany by this time, owner of the Ukrainian company Zynoviy Kozytsky said.

KYIV, May 7 – The international reserves of Ukraine as of May 1, 2025 amounted to $46.7 billion, which is 10.2%, or $4.29 billion more than a month ago, this is their largest size in history, according to statistics from the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU).

KYIV, May 6 – The indicator of business confidence in the Ukrainian construction market for the second quarter of 2024 decreased by 1.1 percentage points (p.p.) compared to the first quarter, to 40.9%, the State Statistics Service of Ukraine said.