KIEV, Jan. 27 – The International Finance Corporation plans to invest $300-350 million in the development of Ukraine's agricultural market in the coming financial year (July 1, 2011 through July 1, 2012), IFC Country Representative for Ukraine Elena Voloshina said in Kiev on Thursday.

KIEV, Jan. 28 – The Antimonopoly Committee has permitted Ukrgazvydobuvannia, a subsidiary of Naftogaz Ukrainy, to buy 84 filling stations, Ukrgazvydobuvannia announced.

KIEV, Jan. 28 – Fuel supplies to Ukraine could fall by 50% in 2011 if duties on fuel imports are introduced, said Ihor Maistrenko, the head of Lithuania’s Orlen Lietuva (former Mazeikiu nafta) group's representative office in Ukraine.

KIEV, Jan. 28 – Zaporizhkoks, one of the largest coke producers in Ukraine, has received over EUR 700,000 as a part of a project being realized using Kyoto protocol mechanisms on the utilization of coke gas to generate electricity.

KIEV, Jan. 28 - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is providing a loan facility worth $25 million to Bank Forum under an energy efficiency program in Ukraine, the EBRD announced.

KIEV, Jan. 28 - Oil product prices in Ukraine will fall soon, Sergey Lizunov, TNK BP's commercial president, has told Interfax-Ukraine.

He said since the beginning of 2008, an oil price slump of 7% to 11% had occurred on the international markets, and this would influence prices on the Ukrainian oil market.

KIEV, Jan. 29 - Kherson Engineering Plant Ltd., which was created during the restructuring of Kherson Combines, and DongZin Ltd. (Harbin, China) plan to create a joint venture for the production of agriculture machinery in Harbin, the company told Interfax-Ukraine.

KIEV, Jan. 30 - Ukraine’s largest petrochemical company KarpatNaftoKhim may completely suspend operation in February due to a significant drop in ethylene sales on the European market, the company’s press service reported Wednesday.

KIEV, Jan. 30 ??“ Calyon Bank Ukraine and Index Bank, both owned by Credit Agricole S.A., will merge their assets in Ukraine, Interfax-Ukraine reported Tuesday citing Calyon Bank Ukraine Board Chairman Jacque Mounier.

MOSCOW, Jan. 30 ??“ Russia's Rosenergoatom and Ukraine's EnergoAtom signed an agreement on cooperation in 2007, the Russian concern press service has reported.