KIEV, May 27 - France's Citroen is considering Ukraine as a potential country for the construction of a plant that will produce car engines, Olivier Tassi, Citroen's regional manager for Eastern Europe, told Interfax.

KIEV, May 27 – The losses of the population from the strengthening of the hryvnia will be around $1 billion, according to Anatoliy Halchynsky, professor of the National Institute for Strategic Studies.

KIEV, May 25 ??“ The Bohdan Corporation, one of Ukraine's major car market participants, may start producing Lada Kalina and Lada Priora cars at its new car plant in Cherkasy in 2008, First Vice-President of AvtoVAZ group Aleksandr Pronin has said.

KIEV, May 25 ??“ Illichevske insurance company has gained accreditation from Kiev-based VTB Bank and signed agreement on cooperation, which foresees providing a wide range of insurance services for the bank's clients.

BUDAPEST, May 25 - The Hungarian government gave the green light to a HUF 32.3 billion infrastructure development project near Zahony, a border crossing point at the Ukrainian border, Interfax reported citing the Hungarian government.

KIEV, May 27 ??“ Ukraine??™s special police forces, Berkut, were ordered out of the capital Kiev following an agreement between political leaders aimed at ending the standoff, the Internal Affairs Ministry reported.

KYIV, Apr 26 – Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Minister of Ukraine Ruslan Strilets has said that he sees no prerequisites for the resumption of tourism in the Chornobyl exclusion zone.

KYIV, April 26 – Naftogaz Oil Trading LLC (a subsidiary of Naftogaz Ukrayiny) has launched 71 filling stations under the U.GO brand based on the assets of the seized Glusco chain, the Asset Recovery and Management Agency (ARMA) reported on Wednesday.

KYIV, April 27 – The international investment group Solway Investment Group, which owns Pobuzhsky Ferronickel Plant LLC (PFP, Kirovohrad region), intends to apply to the courts for compensation for the damage caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

KYIV, April 27 – The International Development Association (IDA) is expanding the support package for Ukraine and creating a separate fund – SPURR (Special Program for Ukraine's Recovery and Crisis Response), which will feature the ability to multiply the funds attracted to it, thanks to which Ukraine can potentially receive $6 billion in aid, Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko has said.