KIEV, July 24 – An auction to sell a 60.773% stake in power generating company PJSC Donbasenergo will be held on August 21 in the premises of State Property Fund.

According to an official announcement in the Vidomosti Pryvatyzatsii newspaper, the starting price of the stake is UAH 641 million.

KIEV, July 24 - Ukraine’s second largest oil refinery will probably be restarted in March 2014, or five months later than had been earlier planned, Energy and Coal Industry Minister Eduard Stavytskiy said Wednesday.

KIEV, July 23 – Naftogaz Ukrayiny and Cyprus-based OstChem Holding imported Russian natural gas at an average $427.37 per 1,000 cubic meters in May, the State Statistics Service reported.

ZAPORIZHIA, July 23 – The Antonov An-70 military transport aircraft ordered by the Russian Defense Ministry will most likely be manufactured at the Kazan Aviation Production Association, Motor Sich engine manufacturer Director Viacheslav Bohuslayev said.

KIEV, July 24 - Konotop-based state enterprise Aviakon aircraft repair plant (Sumy region) said it plans in the near future jointly with French-based Sagem to start the modernization of the Mi-24 helicopter of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

KIEV, July 24 – The Energy and Coal Industry Ministry has adjusted excise duty on gasoline and diesel fuel downward for the third 10-day period of July, with the rate for gasoline reduced by EUR 26.48 per ton, to EUR 206.56 per ton.

KIEV, July 21 – A complete ban on any kinds of medicinal advertising would limit Ukrainians' access to over-the-counter drugs by restricting information about their existence on the market, reads a press release of the European Business Association (EBA).

LONDON, July 21 - Fitch Ratings has revised the Outlooks on Ukraine's Long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) to Positive from Stable and affirmed the Long-term IDRs at 'B' and Short-term IDR at 'B'.

KIEV, July 21 – Governmental structures and leading companies from the United States that work on emergencies prevention and management are to bid to develop a 112 emergency phone system in Ukraine.

KIEV, July 22 – The State Land Cadastre Center has signed an agreement to produce 50 million plastic demarcation posts worth UAH 4.9 billion with Investeko Ltd. (Kiev region), reports the state agency for land resources.