KYIV, Sept 26 – The lack of financial support from international donors may considerably complicate the refinancing of over $6.1 billion in state debt maturing in 2019, according to the Finance Ministry.

KIEV, Sept. 29 - PJSC Zaporizhtransformator (ZTR) and Posco Daewoo Corporation (South Korea) have registered as bidders in a tender called by national energy company Ukrenergo to buy nine pieces of transformer equipment, namely 750 kV reactors.

KIEV, Sept. 28 – Ukrzaliznytsia is testing a TE33À freight diesel locomotive made by General Electric Corporation.

"The General Electric's locomotive is being tested in Ukraine. The tests will last for four months. All its capabilities will be tested," Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelyan said at the presentation of the locomotive in Kiev on Wednesday.

KIEV, Sept. 29 – Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has raised its long-term counterparty credit rating on Ukraine-based PrivatBank JSC to 'CC' from 'SD' and its short-term counterparty credit rating to 'C' from 'SD'.

KIEV, Sept. 26 – The Independent Association of Banks of Ukraine (IABU) has asked the National Bank of Ukraine to introduce currency interventions to support the cash desks of banks and currency exchange offices with cash foreign currency to sell to the public.

KREMENCHUK, Sept. 29 - Kremenchuk Steel Plant (Poltava region) is being prepared for the mothballing of production equipment.

KIEV, Sept. 27 – U.S. Cisco Systems announced that it and Bionic Hill innovation park have signed a memorandum of cooperation.

KIEV, Sept. 26 – The International Finance Corporation announced that on October 28 it will discuss the provision of $100 million in financing to Galnaftogaz (Lviv).

KIEV, Sept. 27 – The signing of Ukraine Association Agreement with the European Union will damage Ukraine's relations with its largest trading partner - Russia, eventually weakening its banks' capitalization, asset quality and liquidity, according to Moody's Investors Service.

KIEV, Sept. 26 - Value added tax worth a total of UAH 12 billion could be refunded with promissory notes in 2013, according to the Tax and Income Ministry.