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.

KIEV, Nov. 26 – Serhiy Arbuzov, the powerful governor of the National Bank of Ukraine, insisted on Parliament’s approval of a controversial bill that slaps a 15% tax on every transaction selling hard currency by individuals.

KIEV, Nov. 26 – The National Communications Regulatory Commission, due to a presidential decree on the suspension of a cabinet resolution of Nov. 11, 2009 on conducting the conversion of radiofrequency bands, plans to act in accordance with the position of bidders in the first tender for 3G licenses scheduled for Nov. 27.

KIEV, Nov. 26 - Ukraine's state debt currently stands at UAH 225 billion compared to UAH 130.7 billion at the beginning of 2009, first deputy head of the Ukrainian presidential secretariat Oleksandr Shlapak.

KIEV, Nov. 25 - Moody's Investors Service has stated that last week's default by an unrated state-owned company is consistent with the agency's B2 (negative outlook) sovereign credit rating for the government of Ukraine.