KIEV, Dec. 19 – Bank Tavrika (Kiev) is holding talks on the attraction of refinancing worth UAH 300-500 million from the National Bank of Ukraine, reads a press release of the initiative group of depositors, referring to acting Bank Tavrika Chairman Mykola Klinkov.

KIEV, Dec 19 - The Finance Ministry on December 16 held its first auctions offering dollar-denominated government domestic loan bonds (OVGZ). It met 18 bids with annual yield ranging from 8% to 9.3%.

KIEV, Dec. 16 - Moody's Investors Service has changed to negative from stable the outlooks on the B2 foreign and local-currency issuer ratings Kiev and Kharkiv, according to an agency report.

"The outlook change reflects the Ukrainian economy's limited recovery in 2011 and its likely deterioration going forward due to adverse global economic conditions.

KIEV, Dec. 16 – Mobile operators Kyivstar, MTS Ukraine and Astelit have sent a joint letter to Parliamentary Speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn calling on Parliament not to consider a bill on introduction of an additional 5% duty for services of mobile operators for transfer to the Pension Fund.

KIEV, Dec. 16 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development could provide financing of up to EUR 300 million to EnergoAtom for safety upgrades alone, reads a bank report.

The report says that the project is pending final review by the bank's board at a meeting on September 18, 2012.

KIEV, Dec. 16 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is to provide an equity investment of up to EUR 100 million to Lafarge Aggregates Eastern Europe, a regional holding vehicle to be created by Lafarge SA to manage the existing quarry and distribution operations in Ukraine and pursue further developments in Ukraine, Russia, Serbia, Belarus and other selected EBRD countries of operations.

KIEV, Dec. 16 – The State Rail Transport Administration, also known as Ukrzaliznytsia, and Hyundai Corporation (South Korea) have signed a contract for the supply of 10 high-speed trains that will be used to transport Euro 2012 guests.

KIEV, Dec. 17 – The National Energy Company Ukrenergo has announced an auction for access to the Ukrainian power grid to export electricity in the period from January 1 to January 31, 2011.

KIEV, Dec. 17 – The Grain and Feed Trade Association (GAFTA) has called on Ukraine to set transparent and predictable rules for operating on the grain market.

KIEV, Dec. 17 - Bogdan Corporation has signed a memorandum on cooperation with Germany's Viseon Bus (the Neoplan buses), which foresees the organization of the production of buses for airports at the Lutsk-based facilities of JSC Bogdan Motors, primarily under the state order for buses for the host cities of the Euro 2012 European Football Championship.