KIEV, Aug. 25 – The possible worsening of the economic situation in the world would affect Ukraine, although the country would suffer less in a new crisis than two years ago, as today the country is better prepared for such a crisis, according to Valeriy Lytvytsky the head of the group of advisors to the governor of the National Bank of Ukraine.

KIEV, Aug. 25 – Pechersky District Court in Kiev has ordered the arrest of the former first deputy defense minister, Valeriy Ivaschenko, Yuriy Boichenko,the spokesman for the Prosecutor General's Office, said on Wednesday.

KIEV, Aug. 26 - Actual year-on-year wages in Ukraine fell in July 2009 by 10%, while in July 2008 they grew by 6.2% year-over-year, the State Statistics Committee reported.

According to the committee, the average nominal wage in July 2009 grew by4.1% from July 2008 and by 1.4% from June 2009, to UAH 2,008.

KIEV, Aug. 26 – Mykolaiv-based Zorya-Mashproekt state gas turbine scientific and production complex has started implementing a long-term contact on supply of energy equipment for Iran Power Plant Project Management (MAPNA).

LONDON, Aug. 26 - Increasingly sour rhetoric with Russia is not deterring investors in Ukraine, who are betting that Western powers will guarantee enough financial aid to shield the country’s troubled economy from investment risk, Reuters reported.

KIEV, Aug. 25 – The value of investment deals on the Ukrainian commercial real estate market plunged by 97% year-over-year in H1, to less than $10 million, according to a survey by CB Richard Ellis consulting company in Ukraine.

KIEV, Aug. 26 – U.S., Russian and Swedish companies have shown their interest in participation in the capital of distressed Ukrprombank, the National Bank of Ukraine reported.

KIEV, Aug. 26 – Avlita stevedoring company is going to build a universal bulk cargo-handling complex in Sevastopol, including for handling coal.

The company's acting director general, Oleksandr Lahosha, told Interfax-Ukraine that the estimated annual capacity of the complex is 8.5 million tons, including 4 million tons of coal and 4.5 million tons of sand and crushed stone. The complex would handle vessels with tonnage of up to 140,000 tons and water draft of up to 16.5 meters (Cape Size).

KIEV, Aug. 26 – A decree of the Transport and Communications Ministry increasing tariffs on railway cargo transshipments could lead to a stoppage of Ukrainian oil refineries, Dmytro Zverev, deputy director general of TNK-BP Commerce Ltd., told Interfax-Ukraine.

KIEV/MOSCOW, Aug. 26 - The Kiev Economic Court will proceed with a case concerning the de-privatization of Zaporizhia Aluminum Combine (ZALK), the country's only aluminum smelter, which is owned by Oleg Deripaska's United Company RUSAL (UC RUSAL).