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.

KIEV, Oct. 19 – Kinto Asset Management Company has tripled its net assets under management this year, from UAH272.5 million to UAH834 million, Viktor Botte, the manager of the Sinergia funds family, which is under Kinto management, told Interfax-Ukraine.

KIEV, Oct. 22 - Bogdan Corporation, one of Ukraine's largest car producers, plans in June or July 2008 to begin CKD assembly of Hyundai cars, company President Oleh Svynarchuk said.

KIEV, Oct. 22 – Ukrsotsbank could change its plans on increasing its assets due to the international crediting crisis, which has affected the funding of the bank, the bank reported.

KIEV, Oct. 19 – One side to the dispute may say the action changing management at UkrTatNafta was court-ordered, but Serhiy Hlushko, chairman of UkrTatNafta (which runs Ukraine's major oil refinery in Kremenchuk) says the enterprise has been raided.