KIEV, March 1 ??“ Robust exports of steel and chemical products, Ukraine??™s main exporting commodities, may help the country to reduce its foreign trade deficit, the Economy Ministry said.

KIEV, March 1 - Ukraine plans to quadruple investments in domestic extraction of uranium ore within the next two years in order to increase reliance on nuclear power generation, a Ukrainian official said Thursday.

KIEV, March 1 - Banca Intesa SpA, the second biggest Italian bank in terms of assets, bought a managing company that owns a controlling stake in Kiev-based Ukrsotsbank, according to Borys Timonkin, the board chairman of Ukrsotsbank.

KIEV, March 1 ??“ Antonov Corp. plans to attract up to $600 mln in loans during the next three years to increase 5.5-fold its annual output to $1 bln four years from now, an analyst said.

KIEV, March 1 ??“ The Industrial Union of Donbas Corporation (Donetsk) says its offers on purchasing metallurgical mill Huta Czestochowa (Poland) are the most beneficial for the Polish side.

KIEV, March 1 - Fitch Ratings, the international rating agency, today assigned Dresdner Banks AG??™s $40 million limited recourse loan participation notes due February 2010 a long-term 'B' rating, Interfax-Ukraine reported.

KIEV, Feb. 28 ??“ The National Bank of Ukraine agreed to cancel restrictions on exchange rate deviations in currency exchange kiosks on the streets from the official exchange rate set by the bank.

KIEV, Feb. 28 ??“ ZALK, Ukraine's only aluminum smelter, warned Monday that it may shut down operation indefinitely following the government's move to cancel cheap power supplies to the company.

KYIV, Jan 31 – Scott Nathan, CEO of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), announced his intention to mobilize $250 million for banks in Ukraine to increase their small business lending.

KYIV, Feb 1 – Ukrainian shopping mall traffic dropped 28.5% on the year to 362 people per 1,000 square meters as of early 2003 from 506 people per 1,000 sq. m as of early 2022, according to Ukrainian Trade Guild, a retail association.