KIEV, Feb. 28 ??“ Vetropack, a Swiss-based major European glass packaging producer, acquired a 75% stake in Gostomel Glass Factory, marking the company??™s further expansion in Eastern Europe.

KIEV, Feb. 28 - Antonov Corp, Ukraine??™s aircraft manufacturer, said Tuesday it will open an office in Russia to oversee a program of resuming production of its heavy cargo planes Ruslan An-124-100.

KHARKIV, Feb. 28 ??“ ElectroTiazhMash, Ukraine??™s only producer of high capacity turbine generators and electric motors, signed $130 mln contract to modernize Soviet-made locomotives for Polish Railways, the company reported.

KIEV, Feb. 28 ??“ Lukoil, one of Russia's biggest petroleum companies, intends to invest $300 million in Ukraine before 2011 for further reconstruction of Lukor, reconstruction and modernization of LUKOIL-Odessa Oil Refinery, and the development of its retail trade network, says company head Vagit Alekperov.

KHARKIV, Feb. 28 - Kharkiv State Aircraft Manufacturing Company is holding talks with Egypt on joint aircraft assemblage and also on direct sales of regional An-140 aircraft to local companies.

KIEV, Feb. 28 ??“ The government approved a wave of dramatic import duty reductions Monday that may lead to an inflow of cheap imports ranging from cell phones to food products.

KYIV, Jan 31 - Spain is ready to promote Ukrainian agricultural exports and is interested in importing Ukrainian agricultural products, in particular corn and sunflowers, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of Spain Luis Planas Puchades at an online meeting with Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Mykola Solsky on Monday.

KYIV, Jan 31 - The tariffs for electricity, natural gas and heat for the population will remain unchanged until the end of the heating season, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said this on the air of the national telethon on January 30, Ukrainian News Agency reports.

KYIV, Jan 31 - The vast majority of companies that are members of the European Business Association (EBA) currently pay wages in full - 89% of them, while in October last year their number was 78%, in July - 61%, according to the results of the new wave of the EBA survey of businesses amid the war.

KYIV, Jan 28 – The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) estimates a potential reduction in revenue from the sale of export products subject to the EU I Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) at the level of $100 million annually from 2026.