KIEV, April 26 ??“ PrivatBank, Ukraine??™s largest bank by assets, in January through March 2007 increased its total assets by 17.9%, to 39.843 billion hryvnias, the bank reported Thursday.

KIEV, April 27 - President Viktor Yushchenko urged the government to speed up development of a Black Sea offshore oil and gas field for matters of national energy security, a top security advisor said Thursday.

KIEV, April 27 ??“ Interpipe Corp., Ukraine??™s largest producer of steel pipes, acquired a 60% stake in Dniprospetsstal, a maker of stainless steel, Viktor Pinchuk, the owner of Interpipe, said.

KIEV, April 27 - Naftogaz Ukrayiny, the national oil and gas company, will take steps to verify reports over ownership of RosUkrEnergo, a controversial natural gas trader and the country??™s only gas supplier, an official said.

KIEV, April 27 ??“ Ukrrichflot says it will resume construction of barges at its industrial facilities in Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhia, and tug production at Kherson Komintern Shipbuilding and Repairs Plant, the company's subsidiary.

ZAPORIZHIA, April 27 ??“ Cars produced by Zaporizhia auto plant (ZAZ) are to rise in price starting May 15, ZAZ President Oleg Papashev told journalists.

ODESSA, April 27 ??“ METRO Group, Germany??™s largest retailer, on Tuesday opened a huge store in Odessa, setting a foothold in a lucrative tourism and recreation region and marking the company??™s rapid expansion in Ukraine.

KYIV, March 25 – The extent of the damage at Dniprovska Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) still requires a thorough examination, but it is now known that it will take years to restore the station.

KYIV, March 26 – The volume of Ukraine’s gross external debt during the fourth quarter of 2023 increased by $10.6 billion – to $161.5 billion, in relation to GDP, the debt increased from 89.3% to 90.7%, such estimates were published by the National Bank of Ukraine.

KYIV, March 26 – Ukraine’s public debt in the absence of restructuring is assessed as unsustainable in both the unfavorable and baseline scenarios, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in its materials following the third review of the EFF program for Ukraine.