KIEV, Dec. 27 - Sberbank of Russia has completed the $150 million purchase of Ukraine's NRB Bank, Vyacheslav Yutkin, president of the Kiev-based bank, told Interfax.

KIEV, Dec. 26 - The new government of Ukraine intends to reduce inflation to single digits in 2008, finance minister Viktor Pinzenyk said at a cabinet meeting Wednesday.

KIEV, Dec. 26 ??“ Ukraine's cabinet plans to allocate UAH 8.9 billion for bio-diesel fuel production development before 2011, UAH 69.7 million of which will be allocated from the state budget and UAH 8.835 billion ??“ from other sources.

KIEV, Dec. 27 ??“ UkrInterEnergo, Ukraine??™s power exporter, seeks to increase capitalization to $200 million from about 20 million hryvnias after placing an IPO, UkrInterEnergo President Mykola Pashkevych said.

KIEV, Dec. 27 ??“ Russia will supply its crude oil via Ukraine??™s Brody-to-Odessa oil route for at least the next three years, according to an agreement signed by the countries??™ oil shipping monopolies.

KIEV, Dec 27 - The Ukrainian government has approved a list of 518 companies in which state stakes will be sold in 2006, and also a list of 25 companies that will be prepared for sale next year, Interfax reported. The list does not include large companies like Ukrtelecom, Odesa Port Plant, Rosava, Azot, Ukragroleasing,

KIEV, Dec. 27 ??“ The number of subscribers serviced by the Ukrainian cellular CDMA operators in 2005 grew by 64.3% to 115,000 subscribers, Ukraine's association of CDMA operators told Interfax-Ukraine.

KIEV, Dec. 27 ??“ Retail Group, which runs the Velyka Kyshenia supermarket chain and owns 100% of its stocks, has sold 10% of the stocks for $27.5 million with the assistance of the investment company Dragon Capital, the organizer of the deal and agent for the placement of the stocks, Retail Group Chairman Roman Lunin and Managing Director of Dragon Capital Tomas Fiala said at a press conference at Interfax-Ukraine on Friday.

KIEV, Dec. 24 ??“ The re-nationalization of Kryvorizhstal and its repeat sale are possible only if a law to this effect is passed, SPF Chairman Mykhailo Chechetov said on Friday.

KIEV, Dec. 27 ??“ Naftogaz Ukrayiny, Ukraine's national oil and gas company, shipped 5,500 Christmas trees to Turkmenistan to pay for natural gas supplies, a Naftogaz official said Monday.