KIEV, Oct. 24 – Head of the Egyptian Tourism Authority Nasser Hamdy has said that that the situation at Egyptian resorts is calm, and has invited Ukrainian tourists to visit them.

KIEV, Oct. 24 - Parliament has adopted a law that foresees the liberalization of Ukraine's wholesale electricity market.

Some 305 deputies voted for the adoption of the bill at second reading and as a whole.

KIEV, Oct. 24 – Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has called on the Ukrainian business and officials to support Ukrainian wagon builders.

KIEV, Oct. 25 – Real grain exports from Ukraine in the 2013/14 agricultural year (July-June) will total no more than 24 million tons, despite there being potential for 30 million tons, according to Rodion Rybchynsky, the head of business projects at APK-Inform.

KIEV, Oct. 27 – The Metinvest Group has suspended operation of the sheet-metal shop 3000 at the Mariupol-based Illich Iron and Steel Works, for overhaul.

In order to improve energy equipment, the plant will replace pipelines and repair electric equipment.

KIEV, Oct. 27 – The American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine has asked President Viktor Yanukovych to veto bill No. 8521 on amendments to the Tax Code, as the resumption of value-added tax refunds to grain exporters foreseen in the document implies discrimination against several market players.

KIEV, Oct. 27 – The Kiev city state administration has announced plans to trim greenhouse gas emissions at municipal enterprises.

In particular, city authorities plan to as soon as possible switch to energy saving and environment friendly technologies.

DNIPROPETROVSK, Oct. 27 – Victor Pinchuk, owner of the Interpipe Pipe and Wheel Company, has expressed hope that the agreement on a free trade zone with the CIS signed by the government will boost pipe and wheel supplies to the Customs Union's markets – Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus.

KIEV, Oct. 27 – The All-Ukrainian Association of Automobile Importers and Dealers is initiating an increase in the period of storage of automobiles in bonded warehouses without customs clearance from three to 12 months, Director General Oleh Nazarenko announced.

KIEV, Oct. 26 – The placement by the government of eurobonds worth $2 billion in September has ensured a surplus of Ukraine's consolidated balance of payments in September of $1.241 billion, while Ukraine saw a $30 million surplus in August, the National Bank of Ukraine reported.