KIEV, Oct. 22 – Ukraine as a shareholder in International Uranium Enrichment Center (IUEC, Angarsk, Russia) plans to increase the volume of uranium enrichment for its own needs by using quotas not used by other shareholders in the center, IUEC Commercial Director Gleb Efremov told Ukrainian reporters in Angarsk.

KIEV, Oct. 22 - Stakhanov wagon plant (Luhansk region), a large railcar manufacturing enterprise in Ukraine, plans to temporarily cut a third of its workforce due to the difficult economic situation in the CIS wagon building sector, which has resulted in a fall in the production of wagons, Chairman of the company's supervisory board Eduard Misevra has said.

KIEV, Oct. 22 - Ukraine suspended imports of European natural gas via Poland in October and reduced by half imports via Hungary after Russia lowered its gas supply prices, an official said Tuesday.

ILLICHIVSK, Oct. 19 - Cargill and the Ukrainian state enterprise Illichivsk Maritime Merchandise Port have signed a protocol of intent concerning the building at the port of a complex for the storage and transshipment of grain and oilseed with handling capacity of 4.5 million tons a year and costing about $80-$90 million.

KIEV, Oct. 19 - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is considering the issue of a $70 million loan to Coal Energy S.A. (Luxembourg) with assets in Ukraine, according to the bank's Web site.

KIEV, Oct. 19 – Sadovaya Group, a large private steam coal producer in Ukraine, in mid-October suspended coal production at Sadovaya mine (Alchevsk, Luhansk region) due to low demand for coal and a fall in sales.

KIEV, Oct. 22 - Ukraine’s Kherson Shipbuilding Plant on Monday finished construction of a large oil tanker, the first such tanker built in the country since 1991, as the government mulls tax breaks to boost the steel sector.

KIEV, Oct. 22 – A first tranche of the loan of Export-Import Bank of China to build a railway line between Kiev and Boryspil airport could arrive in Ukraine this week, State Agency for Investment and Management of National Projects head Vladyslav Kaskiv reported.

KIEV, Oct. 22 – The European Business Association has called on Ukraine's presidential candidates to provide a program and an action plan to improve the investment climate in the country.

KIEV, Oct. 22 – The Ukrainian cabinet has approved a concept for the development, upgrade and re-equipment of the Ukrainian gas transportation system for 2009-2015 with the projected investment of $2.57 billion, Fuel and Energy Minister Yuriy Prodan told the press on Wednesday.