KIEV, Dec. 25 – The State Railway Administration (Ukrzaliznytsia) plans to spend UAH 180 million to modernize its energy facilities in 2014 and UAH 114 million for their repair, Vitaliy Maksymchuk, the head of the chief department for electrification and power supply at Ukrzaliznytsia, told reporters.

KIEV, Dec. 24 – The government has decided to increase the debt financing of the deficit of the national budget by UAH 3 billion due to the underperformance of the privatization target.

KIEV, Dec. 25 – The new law on nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), which takes effect from January 1, 2013, introduces a tax on profit received from membership fees, President of All-Ukrainian medical union Oleh Musiy said at a press conference at Interfax-Ukraine on Monday.

KIEV, Dec. 25 – Chornomorsky Shipbuilding Yard has transferred the fifth hull of a 3.8 ton deadweight capacity universal container vessel under the CF3850 project built for Dutch Damen Shipyards Bergum, the shipyard reported on Monday.

KIEV, Dec. 22 – The National Bank of Ukraine forecasts the deficit of Ukraine's balance of payments in 2011 at up to $3 billion, according to NBU's First Vice Governor Yuriy Kolobov.

KHARKIV, Dec. 22 – Turboatom, Ukraine’s maker of turbine equipment, signed a contract to produce and supply a turbine with the capacity of 1,100 megawatts with a condenser for reactor four of Rostov nuclear power plant, the company reported.

KIEV, Dec. 22 – The Board of Directors of the World Bank may consider a new strategy of partnership with Ukraine in February or March of 2012, World Bank Director for Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova Martin Raiser said.

KIEV, Dec. 22 – Ukraine and Turkey have signed an agreement, which introduces a visa-free regime for citizens of the two countries for 30 days from the date of entry, the presidential press service reported.

KIEV, Dec. 22 - The World Bank has lowered its forecast for Ukraine's GDP growth in 2012 from 5% to 2.5%, senior economist at the World Bank's mission in Ukraine Ruslan Piontkovsky said Thursday.

MOSCOW, Dec. 22 - Ukraine's national oil and gas company Naftogaz Ukrayiny may lease underground gas storage facilities to companies that will produce gas in Ukraine, according to Deputy CEO of Naftogaz Vadym Chuprun.