KIEV, Aug. 29 ??“ The ousted leadership of Poltava region??™s Kremenchuk Steel Mill, who were forced from the enterprise on the evening of Aug. 25, say the key reason behind the conflict is the intention of a number of stockholders to resell the company.

KIEV, Aug. 29 ??“ Ukraine will send a special team to an oil refinery owned by Russian oil major Lukoil to check whether the company is making any progress with its massive modernization, an official said.

KIEV, Aug. 29 - The Chinese carmaker Geely International Corporation is to appear on the Ukrainian market in September, said Volodymyr Svytelsky, the director general of VolksMotors Ltd., Geely's distributor.

KIEV, Aug. 29 - Raiffeisen Investment A.G. (RIAG) favors national Naftogaz Ukrayiny's offer to buy RIAG's stake in RosUkrEnergo A.G. (Switzerland), RIAG reported in a press release.

KIEV, Aug. 29 - European police have frozen $160 million in funds obtained by an offshore company from selling a stake in Storm, a minority shareholder of Kyivstar, Ukraine's second-largest cell phone operator, Interpol said Monday.

BUDAPEST, Aug. 29 - Hungarian steel group Dunaferr will increase its rolled steel production from an annual 1.5 million tons to 2.5 million tons within three years, due to growth in raw material supply from Ukrainian parent company Donbass, according to group chairman Sergei Taruta.

KYIV, July 28 - An increase in total funding in the second quarter of this year was noted by 73% of Ukrainian banks participating in the debut poll of the National Bank, 68% of respondents expect this trend to continue in the third quarter.

KYIV, July 29 – The Ministry of Energy has received the authority to manage corporate rights that belong to the state in the authorized capital of natural gas pipeline operator Mahistralni Gazoprovody Ukrainy (MGU, Trunk Gas Pipelines of Ukraine) and power grid Ukrenergo.

KYIV, July 29 – The average price for primary residential real estate in Kyiv increased by 16.2% over the six months and amounted to $1,705 per square meter, Corporate Communications Manager at City One Development Halyna Martynenko has told Interfax-Ukraine.

KYIV, July 29 – The Cabinet of Ministers has authorized Minister of Finance Serhiy Marchenko to agree on a mandate letter between Oschadbank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) regarding the start of work on a project to attract a long-term loan of up to EUR 100 million.