KIEV, Aug. 23 - The National Bank of Ukraine expects its gross international reserves will increase 2%-3% in 2006, National Bank Deputy Chairman Oleksandr Savchenko told Interfax.

KIEV, Aug. 23 - The supervisory council of Ukraine??™s oil shipping monopoly UkrTransNafta has appointed Yevhen Bakulin as chairman, replacing Oleksandr Todiychuk, a company official said Wednesday.

KYIV, July 26 – Proposals to preserve transit through Ukraine in exchange for unprofitable purchases of Russian gas for our country are unacceptable, Head of Naftogaz Ukrainy Yuriy Vitrenko said.

KYIV, July 23 – Smart Holding considers the decision of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU), made on Thursday, to cancel the committee's permission to purchase 29.8% of shares of Kharkivoblenergo unreasonable and unfounded.

KYIV, July 23 – The corporatization of SOE Market Operator is one of the key issues in the integration of the Ukrainian and European markets, Head of the SOE Roman Sutchenko has said.

KYIV, July 26 – The rise in railway tariffs for freight transportation may increase the load on road transport and road infrastructure, as well as increase prices for final products in the energy and construction sectors.

KYIV, July 26 – A natural reduction in a fleet of grain carriages and a possible increase in grain production in Ukraine by 10-15% will lead to an increase in the rate of payment for the use of grain carriages in September-December 2021 to UAH 700-1,300 per day, expert in the field of transport infrastructure and logistics Valeriy Tkachov said on Facebook.

KYIV, July 27 – McDonald's in Ukraine sends almost 200 tons of waste per month for recycling, the company's press service has told Interfax-Ukraine.

KYIV, July 27 – The Azerbaijani service company SOCAR AQS is seeking to invest in Ukrainian subsoil, Head of the State Service for Geology and Subsoil Roman Opimakh said following a working meeting in Kyiv on Monday.

KYIV, July 26 – Coal stocks at warehouses of thermal power plants (TPPs) and combined heat and power plants (CHPPs) are less by 209,700 tons than envisaged in the coal accumulation schedule, the Ministry of Energy has said.