KIEV, July 27 – Ukrtransgaz, a subsidiary of Naftogaz Ukrayiny, as of late June had pumped 5.3 billion cubic meters (bcm) of gas to underground gas storage facilities for the autumn and winter period or 46.49% of the target, the company reported.

KIEV, July 26 – The Transport and Communications Ministry has proposed fees for air navigation services in Ukraine's airspace be increased effective Oct. 1, according to a draft order prepared by the ministry.

KIEV, July 26 – Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has placed on CreditWatch with positive implications its 'B' long-term foreign currency rating on Ukraine-based iron ore producer Ferrexpo PLC, reflecting the recent CreditWatch action on Ukraine.

KIEV, July 27 – Kharkiv’s Turboatom has shipped the last turbine blade set worth over UAH 18 million for the Yinpan hydropower plant in China, which is under construction.

KIEV, July 27 – Metals consumption in Ukraine on the distribution and retail markets in fell by 60% in H1, Dmytro Nikolaenko, director general of Metinvest-SMC Ltd.

"In H1 the domestic metal market was characterized by a common decline in consumption, the increased role of distribution companies, a rise in the share of retail shipments from metal centers in total sales and a growth in the share of large metal traders," said Nikolaenko.

KIEV, July 27 - Actual year-on-year wages in Ukraine fell in June 2009 by 8.6%, while in June 2008 it grew by 5.4% year-over-year, the State Statistics Committee reported.

According to the committee, the average nominal wage in June 2009 was UAH 2,115, which is a 0.2% rise against May 2009 and 5.2% compared to June 2008.

KIEV, July 27 – The State Property Fund and Russia's Russian Aluminum (RusAl) have signed a memorandum on agreed actions to support the activities of Zaporizhia Aluminum Plant (ZalK) and an annex to the agreement on the sale and purchase of Mykolaiv Alumina Plant Ltd.

KIEV, July 27 - The price Ukraine pays for imported natural gas will fall to $198.34 per 1,000 cubic meters in the third quarter, 26.8% less than in the second quarter, Naftogaz Ukrayiny spokesman Valentin Zemliansky told Interfax.

KIEV, July 24 - Fitch Ratings has assigned Ukrainian MTN Finance Plc's $2 billion LPN program a final Long-term 'BB-' (BB minus) rating for notes with maturities in excess of one year, and a final Short-term 'B' rating for notes with maturities of less than one year.

KIEV, July 24 – The inflation rate and the growth of the foreign trade deficit remain the main risk factors for Ukraine's economy, though on the whole the macroeconomic situation in Ukraine is good, Association of Ukrainian Banks President Oleksandr Suhoniako said.