KIEV, Sept. 24 – National Nuclear Generating Company EnergoAtom and Russia's AtomStroyExport are discussing a full financing of the completion of construction of reactor three and reactor four of Khmelnytsky nuclear power plant by Russia.

IVANO-FRANKIVSK, Sept. 24 - Antonio Merloni (Italy) is intending to invest EUR40 million in the construction of a refrigerator plant in Ivano-Frankivsk, according to Halyna Rymaruk, the director of Ukrainian Home Appliances Ltd. (Ukrainska Pobutova Tekhnika) a 100% Italian-owned company.

KIEV, Sept. 24 – UkrNafta, Ukraine’s largest oil producer, and SOCAR, Azerbaijan’s state oil company, may create a joint venture to refine Caspian Sea crude oil at two oil refineries in Ukraine, a top official said Wednesday.

KIEV, Sept. 22 – The sale of up to a 69% stake in Kiev-based Borschahivka chemical and pharmaceutical plant is scheduled for Oct. 28, the company reported.

Taking into account the total issued shares (10,351), the 69% stake is estimated to be worth $144.21 million.

KIEV, Sept. 23 – The World Bank is working on a review of its macro economic forecasts for Ukraine for 2009, taking into account the situation on the international financial markets, Martin Raiser, Director for Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova said at a press conference on Tuesday.

KIEV, Sept. 23 – The volume of auto loans issued in August fell by 13% compared to July due to the toughening of the credit policy of banks, coupled with a rise in interest rates and down payments, the Auto-Consulting analytical group reported.

ALUSHTA, Sept. 23 – In 2008, the number of defaults on bonds issued by construction companies will grow to 14-15, compared to six last year, according to the director general of the Credit-Rating agency, Stanyslav Dubko.

KIEV, Sept. 20 – Ukraine’s Ministry for Housing and Utilities Economy plans to raise a $140-million loan from the World Bank under its Municipal Infrastructure Development project, the head of the ministry's department for international ties and coordination of technical assistance Oleg Khusnutdinov said at a press conference in Kiev on Thursday.

KIEV, Sept. 21 – Zaporizhia Auto Plant, one of Ukraine's leading car producers, plans in 2007 to invest around $60 million in the development of its production facilities, UkrAvto Corporation Vice President Yuriy Plechun said during a roundtable on problems in the car building sector in Ukraine.

MOSCOW, Sept. 24 – The State Property Fund has confirmed its intention to sign an agreement on the creation of a JV to complete the building of Kryvy Rih Mining and Processing Plant for Oxidized Ores in Dolynske in Kirovohrad region with Ukrainian Ore-Metallurgic Company, which was founded on a parity basis by Russian Metalloinvest Holding and Ukrainian Smart-group.