KIEV, March 27 - Russia's biggest bank Sberbank is selling its subsidiary in Ukraine to a consortium of investors, which include Norvik Bank (Latvia) and a Belarussian private company, Sberbank said in a statement on Monday, Reuters reported.

KIEV, March 25 - Ukraine and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on Monday signed a loan agreement worth EUR 300 million as part of a comprehensive program to improve the safety of reactors at Ukrainian nuclear power plants.

KIEV, March 25 – The Ukrainian government expects the country's GDP to grow 2.5%-3.4% in 2013 and 3.4% in 2014 as a result of the implementation of the State Economic Stimulation Program for 2013-2014, which the cabinet approved by its resolution on February 27 and published on its Web site on March 25.

KIEV, March 26 – The Ukrainian government has decided effective May 1 to introduce new excise labels on alcohol and tobacco and increase their price by 2.6 times.

KIEV, March 26 – The Cyprus crisis has not affected the inflow of foreign investment to Ukraine, according to Oleksandr Arseniuk, the deputy director of the general department for monetary and credit policy at the National Bank of Ukraine.

KIEV, March 27 - The National Commission for Communications Regulation plans by the end of 2013 to agree with the Defense Ministry on conducting conversion of radio frequency bands suitable for the introduction of 3G and 4G communications standards, NCCR head Petro Yatsuk said during the presentation of a report on the regulator's operations in 2012.

KIEV, March 27 - Ukrainian nuclear power plants lack modern fire safety equipment and the government must take immediate action to resolve the problem, Emergency Situations Minister Viktor Baloha said Tuesday.

KIEV, March 27 - Ukraine will seek assurances from the European Union that its natural gas transportation system will continue to be a key shipper of Russian gas to markets in Europe, a senior official said Tuesday.

KIEV, March 26 – Naftogaz has predicted a reduction in the price of Russian natural gas in the second quarter, Naftogaz Deputy CEO Vadym Chuprun said.

KIEV, March 26 – A new law on the system of individuals' deposit guarantees, which establishes clear compensation conditions, will increase the confidence of depositors in Ukrainian banks, Moody's Investors Service said.