KIEV, Dec. 27 – Boryspil and Chernihiv automobile plants, large Ukrainian vehicle manufacturers in Ukraine, which are part of the Etalon Corporation, will be idle in January and February 2013 due to the absence of funds to buy spare parts due to the state debt of UAH 27 million for buses supplied under the School Bus program.

KIEV, Dec. 27 – Inflation in Ukraine will slow down from 9.2% last year to 4.4%-4.5% this year, Prime Minister Mykola Azarovn said.

"For the first time, we end the year with normal indicators of inflation - with 4.4%, 4.5% at most," the government's press service quoted the premier as saying at a meeting of the economic press club.

KIEV, Dec. 27 – Up to 12% of food bought by city and town residents in Ukraine for the New Year table is not used and goes to waste, the AgriSurvey agency of the Ukrainian Agribusiness Club (UCAB) reported.

MOSCOW, Dec. 26 - There is economic appeal in transitioning to calculating in rubles for Russian gas because it would preserve Ukraine's forex reserves, National Bank of Ukraine Governor Serhiy Arbuzov said in an interview with Channel 5.

KIEV, Dec. 26 – It is very important to obtain a tranche from the International Monetary Fund for Ukraine, primarily to give investors a positive signal that the IMF continues cooperating with the country, Serhiy Arbuzov, governor of the National Bank of Ukraine said in an interview with the Fifth TV Channel.

KIEV, Dec. 27 - TIS Eco (Kiev region) has assembled Ukraine’s first bio-gas cogeneration plant on the Prymorsky solid waste landfill in Mariupol (Donetsk region), said Ivan Paschenko, the project’s head.

KHERSON, Dec. 24 – The co-owner of CJSC Kherson oil refinery, Ihor Yeremeev, is ready to transfer a 50% stake in the company in exchange to the participation in the company's upgrade, the head of Kherson regional administration, Mykola Kostiak, said at a press conference in Kherson.

KIEV, Dec. 27 – Ukraine could raise steel production by 3-3.5% in 2011, to 34 million tons, according to Volodymyr Vlasiuk, head of the state enterprise Ukrpromzovnishekspertyza.

Steel production will rise by 9.2% this year, to 32.5 million tons.

KIEV, Dec. 27 - The Antimonopoly Committee has filed a case against Livela for abuse of monopoly when importing oil products, the AMC told Interfax-Ukraine.

"Monopoly has been obtained as a result of court rulings, which provided Livela with the right to supply fuel without paying taxes and fees.

KIEV, Dec. 25 – The National Electricity Regulatory Commission has retained the price of natural gas extracted by Naftogaz-Ukraine affiliates UkrNafta, UkrgazVydobuvannia, and the ChornomorNaftogaz state company for 2010.