KIEV, Sept. 2 – Ukraine's Geology and Mineral Resources Service has renewed the special permit of Kashtan Petroleum Ltd., a joint venture between Ukrnafta and Shelton Petroleum, to operate the Leliakivske oil field after the company eliminated the reasons that led to the suspension of the license in October 2010.

KIEV, Sept. 2 – Ukraine's Antimonopoly Committee has closed its case against fuel importer Livela company (Poltava region) in connection with the company's liquidation on March 9, according to AMC First Deputy Chairman Rafael Kuzmin.

KIEV, Sept. 5 - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Finance Corporation have arranged a financing package worth $190 million to support Ukrainian gasoline station operator Galnaftogaz.

KIEV, Sept. 2 – The State Administration of Sea and River Transport (Ukrmorrichflot) expects to attract private investors to realize projects on construction of container and ro-ro terminals at Illichivsk maritime merchandise port (Odessa region).

KIEV, Sept. 2 – Ukraine has fallen behind the international pace of increasing arms exports, according to Director of Center for Army Conversion and Disarmament Studies Valentyn Badrak.

KIEV, Sept. 2 – Preliminary quotations for the VAT-bonds that are to appear on the secondary market in late this week or early next week will carry a 19-23% discount on their face value, although depending on the volume of the new issues that would be floated to the market, the prices could vary from tranche to tranche, according to analysts polled by Interfax-Ukraine.

KIEV, Sept. 5 - Ukraine will tighten control over the quality of gasoline and diesel fuel sold domestically and will announce new quality standards within two weeks, Energy and Fuel Minister Yuriy Boyko said Wednesday.

KIEV, Sept. 3 – Kiev-based Konti group, one of Ukraine's major confectionery producers, plans to invest $100 million into production development in the next two years.

KIEV, Sept. 4 – If the owners of Donetsk-based Istil Ukraine mini-steel mill confirm the plans to sell the mill, the most suitable investors for it will be present stockholders in Donetskstal- steel mill, which is located on the same industrial site, Serhiy Hryschenko, former deputy industry minister and vice president of the Ukrainian Association of Ferrous Metallurgy Companies UkrmMet, told Interfax-Ukraine.

SIMFEROPOL, Sept. 4 - Transport Minister Mykola Rudkovsky is certain that Ukraine and Russia will be ready to implement the building of a bridge across the Kerch Strait to connect the Ukraine's Crimea port with the Caucasus port in Russia.