KIEV, Nov. 21 – The resumption of cooperation between Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund does not require anything new, and depends on the Ukrainian authorities' willingness to complete the tasks stipulated in the current frozen program [Stand-by Arrangement], IMF Resident Representative in Ukraine Max Alier said at the third Ukrainian Investment Forum in Kiev on Wednesday.

KIEV, Nov. 21 – Ukraine has climbed nine positions and reached 73rd among 144 countries on the Global Competitiveness Index (GCI), with Kiev the leader among the country's regions, while the country is at the bottom of the index in efficiency of state institutions.

KIEV, Nov. 22 - Ukrainian coal miner trade unions on Thursday threatened street protests unless the government takes measures to restrict imports of coal.

KIEV, Nov. 22 – Unknown companies Zovnitransgaz LLC (Simferopol, Crimea), Armada-Plus (Svitlovodsk, Kirovohrad region) and Petrol subsidiary (small private company Petrol-Forwarding, Odessa) in October exported around 117,000 tons of gasoline to Zevidon Trading Ltd (Belize), a source on the market told Interfax-Ukraine.

KIEV, Nov. 21 – Ukraine has supplied the first of the contracted six An-32 light transport aircraft to Iraq under a contract worth over $550 million for the supply of military hardware to the country.

KIEV, Nov. 21 – The starting price of a 50% state-owned stake at the privatization tender in Zakarpattiaoblenergo, an electricity supply company, has been set at UAH 135 million.

KIEV, Nov. 21 - Ukraine is ready to give Azerbaijan a 50% discount on port duties for vessels that enter the Pivdenny oil terminal (Odessa region) for freight transactions with Azerbaijani oil that will be transported through Ukraine.

KIEV, Nov. 22 – The Energy and Coal Industry Ministry is planning to announce the results of a tender for the concession of the integrated property complexes of state enterprises Rovenkiantracit and Sverdlovantracit (both based in Luhansk region) on November 25, a source in the ministry told Interfax-Ukraine.

MOSCOW, Nov. 22 – Small rocket engines, such as the R95 used in air-to-land guided missiles, are to be produced by a Russian-Ukrainian joint venture with production facilities in Dubna (Moscow region, Russia) starting in 2012.

KIEV, Nov. 22 – The largest private energy holding in the country – DTEK – is pleased to have some competition in a tender to buy 25% stake in public joint-stock company Kyivenergo and is planning to win a fair, competitive fight, DTEK Director General Maksym Tymchenko said.