MOSCOW, Aug. 26 - The conversion launch vehicle Dnepr with five RapidEye earth probing satellites is to take off from the Baikonur launch pad, Kazakhstan, on Friday.

KIEV, Aug. 26 - Prime Assets Capital, the only shareholder of which is Petro Poroshenko, the head of the Council of the National Bank of Ukraine, is increasing its share in the Kiev-based Pilot-Ukraine Television and Radio Company Ltd. from 25% to 50%, Ukrainian Media Holding, the second owner of the limited liability company, told Interfax-Ukraine.

KIEV, Aug. 27 – The Transport and Communications Ministry will soon announce a tender to select an investor for the construction of a railway between the Kiev-Pasazhyrsky railway station and Boryspil State International Airport, Transport and Communications Minister Yosyp Vinsky has said.

KIEV, Aug. 27 – A court has suspended a resolution of the National Bank of Ukraine on the toughening of fund reservation regulations for borrowing from non-residents, the Illyashev and Partners law firm reported on Tuesday.

KIEV, Aug. 27 - Ukraine plans over the next five years to borrow $2.5 billion - $3 billion from international financial institutions annually, the Economy Ministry said.

KIEV, Aug. 24 – Dnipropetrovsk-based Ukrkoks, the association of coking companies, has warned of a possible worsening in the situation with coke supplies to Ukrainian steel mills due to plans of the state railway administration Ukrzaliznytsia to cut imported coking coal shipments in September, Ukrkoks Director General Anatoliy Starovoit said.

KIEV, Aug. 24 - Ukraine's national budget deficit stood at UAH1.1 billion in January-July 2007, or 0.3% of GDP, the Economy Ministry reported.

The budget was mostly financed in January-May by resources on its accounts, plus borrowings in June and July.

KIEV, Aug. 27 – Cherkasy-based Azot has asked the State Propriety Fund for information on a tender to sell the Odessa port-side plant, the SPF's press service told Interfax-Ukraine.

KIEV, Aug. 23 ??“ Ukraine should press towards the creation of a coal market with an operating exchange at which privatized heat power plants would compete, according to Coal Industry Minister Serhiy Tulub.

KIEV, Aug. 23 ??“ Fuel and Energy Minister Yuriy Boyko expects the price of imported natural gas to grow next year but not significantly.