KIEV, July 24 - A dry-cargo ship loaded with about 7,000 metric tons of ferrous metal scrap has run aground in Ukrainian territorial waters of the Kerch Strait, the Emergency Ministry reported on its website Tuesday.

KIEV, July 21 ??“ The International Finance Corporation may lend $20 million to Ukraine's largest juice and juice-based drink producer, Sandora Ltd. of Mykolayiv region, for the implementation of a $99 million, two-year investment program.

KIEV, July 24 ??“ Kyivstar GSM, a leading mobile operator in Ukraine, is planning to develop 3G communications after receiving a license, Telenor Executive Vice-President Thor Halvorsen said.

KIEV, July 24 ??“ Ukrainian Radio Systems, a subsidiary of Russia??™s VimpelCom Group operating under Beeline brand, increased its clientele by 15%, or 72,000, in June, to over 572,000 subscribers by July 1, the company reported.

KIEV, July 22 - Ukraine's antitrust body said on Friday it had given permission for Russia's Vimpelcom cell phone firm to buy Ukrainian RadioSystems, a small firm whose purchase is strongly opposed by one of Vimpelcom's shareholders, Reuters reported.

HIROSHIMA, July 23 ??“ Japanese banks may provide up to $150 million in lending for a leasing company that would pay for manufacturing of Ukraine??™s Antonov aircraft, Deputy Prime Minister Anatoliy Kinakh said Saturday.

KIEV, July 20 - Ukraine and Brazil are at the final stage of creating a joint venture to deploy Ukraine's Tsyklon-4 rocket at the Alcantara space center in Brazil, the Ukrainian National Space Agency said

TOKYO, July 21 - First Deputy Prime Minister Anatoliy Kinakh and Nobuo Katsumata, president of Japan??™s Marubeni Wednesday signed a protocol of intention outlining the corporation's plans to participate in Ukrainian transport, agricultural and energy sector projects.

KIEV, July 22 ??“ Wnet, a leading Ukrainian Internet provider, has commissioned its own external fiber optic communication line from Kiev to Prague with a traffic capacity of 155 Mbit/sec, the company said.

KYIV, June 24 – Ukraine in the 2024-2025 marketing year (MY, September 2024 – August 2025) will be able to export more than 60% of its agricultural products, despite the constant shelling of critical infrastructure and problems with electricity, said acting Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Taras Vysotsky.