MOSCOW, Nov. 26 - The Central Bank of Russia announced it has banned several divisions of Ukrainian banks from doing business in Crimea and Sevastopol due to failure to honor liabilities to creditors or depositors.

BRUSSELS, Nov. 26 - A shortage of coal, rather than gas, is likely to plunge Ukraine into freezing darkness this winter as conflict in its east seals off supplies that used to make it self sufficient, Reuters reported.

KIEV, Nov. 25 – Interpipe pipe and wheel producer (Dnipropetrovsk) in October initiated negotiations with creditor banks for restructuring its bank debt of $106 million.

KIEV, Nov. 26 – One should not expect that foreign investment will flow in the conditions of an unstable foreign policy, European Business Association Executive Director Anna Derevyanko said.

KIEV, Nov. 26 – The rating of companies in the volumes of state debt for value added tax refunds (VAT) is headed by Arcelor Mittal Kryviy Rih (Dnipropetrovsk region), the Business magazine has reported.

KIEV, Nov. 26 - Suspension of Ukraine’s agreement with the European Union hinders economic and institutional credit improvements, Moody's Investors Service said.

"Suspending its plan to sign the EU agreement reduces the immediate threat facing Ukraine’s external liquidity position, but the lack of further EU integration constrains Ukraine’s access to the EU market and limits improvements in competitiveness, rule of law and energy efficiency, all credit negatives," Moody's said in a report.

LVIV, Nov. 23 – Lviv Regional Council has set up a fact-finding commission to probe into a hostile takeover attempt against the Morshyn mineral water bottling plant, and deputy Taras Verveha has been appointed head of the commission.

KIEV, Nov. 23 – ArcelorMittal – does not plan to sell ArcelorMittal Kryviy Rih in Ukraine (former Kryvorizhstal, Dnipropetrovsk region), the company's director general, Artem Poliakov, said in an interview with Metallurg corporate newspaper.

KIEV, Nov. 26 – The eastern part of the arch of the new containment structure over the fourth reactor at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant was erected on November 24.

KIEV, Nov. 26 - Ukraine on Monday broke ground on a $1 billion liquefied natural gas terminal on the Black Sea as the country seeks to reduce dependence on imports of Russian natural gas.