KIEV, Feb. 7 – Ukrainian manufacturers and exporters oppose the increase of tariffs for cargo transportation by rail by 25% announced by the Infrastructure Ministry.

KIEV, Feb. 5 – The Defense Ministry is continuing to sell immovable military property and land, and expects within 2-3 years to earn about UAH 6 billion in extra funds this way, acting Defense Minister Oleksandr Oliynyk reported.

KIEV, Feb. 6 – The United States said it is ready to share with Ukraine the technology for environmentally friendly shale gas production, the Energy and Coal Industry Ministry reported.

KIEV, Feb. 7 - Ukraine by the end of March will begin imports of natural gas from Europe via pipelines in Slovakia and Hungary, Energy and Coal Industry Minister Eduard Stavytskiy said Thursday.

KIEV, Feb. 6 - The Ukrainian Coal and Energy Ministry has given its approval to an agreement between state-owned Chornomornaftogaz and Russia's Lukoil to explore and develop Black Sea oil and gas deposits, the ministry said in a report for 2011.

KIEV, Feb. 6 - Ukraine's national oil and gas company Naftogaz Ukrayiny produced over 125,000 barrels of crude oil in Egypt in October-December 2011 and 685,000 barrels since the beginning of last year, the Ukrainian Energy and Coal Industry Ministry said in a report on the company's plan fulfillment for 2011.

KIEV, Feb. 6 – The adoption of the draft law on domestic trade (No. 9443) in its existing wording will affect the functioning of the market and could jeopardize fair competition, according to the European Business Association.

KIEV, Feb. 6 – The Finance Ministry has selected a syndicate of investment banks consisting of JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, VTB Capital (the bank that helped Ukraine place its 2011 eurobonds), and Sberbank of Russia as lead-managers for the issue and placement of foreign loan bonds 2012.

KIEV, Feb. 7 - The amount of natural gas transiting Ukraine and bound for Europe decreased 11.93%, or by 1.247 billion cubic meters (bcm), year-on-year to 9.208 bcm in January.

KIEV, Feb. 7 - Ukrainian-made cheese will have good prospects on the European Union's market after a free-trade zone agreement is signed, Valeriy Piatnytsky, the Ukrainian government's envoy for European integration said in televised remarks on Monday evening.