KIEV, Sept. 28 - Ukraine could impose grain export quotas, depending on how much grain the country has available, and a decision could be reached as early as next week, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said in Kiev.

KIEV, Sept. 28 – Ukraine's government has reduced value-added tax (VAT) refund arrears to UAH 4 billion, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said at a conference entitled "Ukraine: Reforms, Competitiveness, Investments," organized by the Ukrainian Foundation for Effective Governance and The Financial Times.

KIEV, Sept. 28 – The Industrial Union of Donbass (IUD) Corporation has failed to repay loan participation notes worth $150 million by a deadline set for September 23, 2010, market operators told Interfax-Ukraine.

KIEV, Sept. 29 – The growth of bank capitalization will improve the security of financial institutions' clients and depositors, First Deputy Head of the National Bank of Ukraine Serhiy Arbuzov said.

KIEV, Sept. 29 – The strengthening of the hryvnia exchange rate on the interbank currency market is the result of actions by the National Bank of Ukraine, according to experts polled by Interfax-Ukraine.

"The stabilization seen on the domestic currency market is mainly linked to auctions by the National Bank of Ukraine conducted for legal entities," an advisor to Ukrgasbank Chairman Oleksandr Okhrimenko, said.

KIEV, Sept. 29 – The real level of salaries in Ukraine in August decreased by 11.3% compared to August 2008, while in August 2008 compared to August 2007 it grew by 5.6%, the State Statistics Committee reported.

KIEV, Sept. 29 – Moody's Investors Service has downgraded the probability of default rating (PDR) of NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine ("Naftogaz") to Ca from Caa2.

KIEV, Sept. 28 – The attraction of foreign capital will be a key factor for growth of Ukrainian companies in the period of economic recovery, and they should start preparing for IPOs now, according to participants of a conference devoted to IPOs with the participation of the Phoenix Capital Investment Company, the Vienna Stock Exchange, Baiten Burkkhardt and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

KIEV, Sept. 28 – The European Commission has stopped an antidumping investigation into imports of welded pipes and profiles, including those from Ukraine, and India has stopped similar investigation into imports of hot-rolled steel, said Economy Minister Bohdan Danylyshyn.

KIEV, Sept. 26 – Wind Rose air company on Nov. 3 will launch regular flights on the Kiev-Moscow-Kiev route, Andriy Moroz, the head of the fleet analysis and development department at Wind Rose, told Interfax-Ukraine.