KIEV, March 6 - Ukrainian steel companies plan to increase investment in overhauls, modernization and construction by 28% in 2008, to nearly UAH13 billion, said Vasyl Kharakhulakh, head of industry association Metallurgprom.

KIEV, March 6 – The government has requested that the Prosecutor General's Office investigate UkrNafta in connection with its announced plans to mothball gas wells, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said at a briefing in Kiev.

KIEV, March 6 ??“ Franceauto Company, the official importer and general distributor of French Citroen cars in Ukraine, plans to build a Citroen car assembly plant near Kiev, the Delo newspaper reported on Monday.

MOSCOW, March 5 ??“ Russia's GAZ group is taking control over Kharkiv Tractor Plant, controlled by Oleksandr Yaroslavsky, for one year, a source among plant's stockholders told Interfax.

KIEV, March 5 ??“ The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMC) has allowed Sevkabel-Holding, the third largest cable producers in Russia, to buy more than 50% Donbaskabel, the committee reported.

KIEV, March 6 - Ukrainian steel mills in January and February obtained licenses to ship to the European Union 343,962 tons of rolled steel, or 34.24% of the country's 2007 EU quota of nearly 1.005 million tons, the Economy Ministry reported.

KIEV, Mar. 6 ??“ AeroSvit Airlines, Ukraine's biggest air carrier, may relocate its operation to another airport near Kiev due to a conflict with Boryspil, the country??™s hub airport, the company said in a press release.

KIEV, Mar. 6 ??“ AIS Corp., the official dealer of Chinese truck-maker FAW, signed a long-term $10 million contract on supplies of original parts for all models of FAW trucks used in Ukraine, the company reported.

KYIV, Feb 6 - Ukrainian exports in January 2025 reached $3.1 billion in monetary terms, but in physical terms, they decreased from 12 million tons in 2024 to 6.6 million tons in 2025, First Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Economy Yulia Svyrydenko reported on her Facebook page.

KYIV, Feb 6 - Slovakia's SPP plans to create a subsidiary in Ukraine and obtain a license for the transportation of natural gas, which may enable the transit of Russian gas.