KIEV, Nov. 2 – Companies operating in Ukraine in 2010 spent around 10% of their turnover on unofficial ways of resolving problems with various state officials, which is evidence of the growth of corruption, said Serhiy Osavoliuk ,head of the IFC project 'Investment Climate in Ukraine as Seen by Private Businesses.’

KIEV, Oct. 31 – Ukrainian households' debts for housing and utilities services dropped by 2.3% in September year-over-year, to UAH 9.879 billion, the State Statistics Service reported.

According to the source, all the regions saw the housing and utilities debts declining. The average period of the debts for the services was three-and-a-half months.

KIEV, Oct. 31 - Ochakivsky wind farm (Mykolaiv region) has installed 10 wind turbines with a total capacity of 25 MW, company Director Volodymyr Podhurenko said at a conference in Kiev.

KIEV, Oct. 31 - Ukrainian state oil and gas company Naftogaz Ukrayiny will increase its charter capital at government by UAH 4 billion (around $501.44 million at the current exchange rate of UAH 7.977/$1) to UAH 49.841 billion from UAH 45.841 billion.

KIEV, Nov. 1 – The government has asked the National Bank of Ukraine to hold commercial banks back from boosting consumer crediting by toughening requirements on individual borrowers.

KIEV, Nov. 2 - Ukraine increased production of pig iron, steel and rolled products by 6-10% year-on-year in the first 10 months of 2010, and boosted pipe output by 34%, but reduced production of iron ore pellets by 2%, preliminary figures show.

KIEV, Nov. 2 – The State Railway Administration, Ukrzaliznytsia, could sign a contract with Hyundai in early December on the supply of 10 high-speed trains to carry guests of the Euro 2012 European football championship, the press service of Deputy Prime Minister Borys Kolesnikov has told Interfax-Ukraine, referring to the results of his working visit to South Korea and talks with the corporation's leadership.

KIEV, Nov. 2 – The National Communications Regulatory Commission (NCRC) has proposed to cancel the collection of the connection fee in mobile communications tariffs.

KIEV, Nov. 2 – The Financing of Infrastructural Projects state-run company has placed government-secured seven-year eurobonds worth $568 million at an approximate rate of 8% per annum, which are to be spent on preparations for hosting Euro 2012 European football championship matches in Lviv.

ZHYTOMYR region, Nov. 1 - Group DF, controlled by Dmytro Firtash, has launched the Mizhrichynsky ore and dressing combine (GOK, Zhytomyr region) producing up to 200,000 tonnes of ilmenite concentrate per year.