KIEV, Aug. 26 – Information on the government’s plans to consider creation of a vertically integrated company on the basis of state coal companies Rovenkiantracit, Sverdlovantracit and Centrenergo state electricity generating company would impact the Ukrainian stock market, although it is early to speak about the efficiency of the holding’s operation, according to experts polled by Interfax-Ukraine.

KIEV, Aug. 26 – Bank Nadra’s need for additional capital by July 2009 came to UAH 6.382 billion, the National Bank of Ukraine reported.

The bank says that assessments and updated proposals on the bank’s recapitalization were sent by the NBU to Ukraine’s Finance Ministry on July 20.

KIEV, Aug. 27 – The National Bank of Ukraine plans to protect banks from early withdrawal of funds on fixed deposits by amending a procedure for carrying out deposit transactions with legal entities and individuals by Ukrainian banks, said Viktor Kravets, NBU executive officer for payment systems and settling payments.

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.