KIEV, Oct. 22 – The stable recovery of the Ukrainian economy will require additional efforts from the authorities, said Valeriy Lytvytsky, the head of the group of advisors to the governor of the National Bank of Ukraine.

KIEV, Oct. 20 – The increase in excise duties on diesel fuel that contains from 0.035% to 0.2% sulfur by EUR 15 per ton would lead to a rise in prices of fuel in the wholesale and retail trade by around 18 kopecks, taking into account the present euro exchange rate, the director of the A-95 consulting group, Serhiy Kuyun, told Interfax-Ukraine.

MOSCOW, Oct. 21 - Fitch Ratings has revised the Rating Watch on Ukraine-based OJSC Naftogaz's Long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default ratings (IDRs) of 'RD' (Restricted Default) to Positive (RWP) from Rating Watch Evolving (RWE), the agency said in a press release.

KIEV, Oct. 22 – The introduction of mandatory inspections by Ukrainian veterinary medicine agencies of foreign companies that import meat, milk and other animal products and foods made from them starting Jan. 14, 2010 will lead to a restriction of trade with Ukraine, according to head of the European Commission Representation in Ukraine Jose Manuel Pintu Teisheira.

KIEV, Oct. 20 -- Moody's Investors Service has changed the outlook for Metinvest B.V.'s Ba3 corporate family rating, as well as the outlook on Azovstal Capital B.V.'s B1 senior unsecured rating of the loan participation notes, to negative from positive and the outlook on Metinvest's Aa1.ru national scale rating to negative from stable, Moody's said in a statement.

KIEV, Oct. 20 - Moody's Investors Service has changed its outlook on Ukraine's key ratings to stable from positive as the global liquidity crunch has combined with existing macroeconomic, financial and political challenges.

KOLONTAYEVO (Moscow region), Oct. 21 - Ukraine has completed the first round of talks with Russian nuclear power plant builder Atomstroyexport on a project to build Khmelnytsky nuclear power plant's third and fourth reactors, and hopes that Russia will provide the bulk of the investments for the project, according to Yuriy Nedashkovsky, the head of Ukrainian nuclear power plant operator EnergoAtom.

KIEV, Oct. 19 – Ukraine's Antimonopoly Committee has permitted AeroSvit Ukrainian Airlines to purchase a stake in Dnobasaero communal enterprise, which will provide the purchaser with over 50% of the votes on the company's board, the AMC's press service reported on Friday.

KIEV, Oct. 19 - Fitch Ratings has affirmed Privatbank's (Privat) ratings at Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) 'B', Short-term IDR 'B', Individual 'D' and Support '4', the agency reported in a press release, posted on its web site on Thursday.

KIEV, Oct. 19 – Kiev-based Fozzy Group announced it has signed an agreement with BM-Trade Ltd., according to which over 40 stores operating under the Bumi-Market trademark will be become part of the Fora chain.