KIEV, May 18 – The cancellation of a moratorium on the early withdrawal of bank deposits, which was in effect in Ukraine from October 2008, will promote a rise in the trust of depositors in the banking system, according to bankers polled by Interfax-Ukraine on May 15.

KIEV, May 18 - Ukraine's industrial output plummeted by 32% on the year in the first quarter, while its trade deficit narrowed significantly, reflecting the impact of the global financial crisis on the country.

KIEV, May 16 - Naftogaz Ukrayiny plans to pump at least 14 billion cubic meters of natural gas into underground reservoirs by the start of the 2008-2009 heating season, and bring active reserves up to 26.7 billion cubic meters, Volodymyr Trykolych, the national oil and gas company's deputy CEO, said Thursday.

KIEV, May 16 - Ukraine’s biggest steel pipe producer, Interpipe, arranged international financing for a state-of-the-art steel maker that will completely meet its demand for raw material, the company announced Friday.

KIEV, May 16 - Fortis Financial Group (the Netherlands) is studying the acquisition of a risk insurance company in Ukraine, Fortis Life Insurance Board Chairman, Oleksandr Kuleshyn, said in an interview with the Delo newspaper.

KIEV, May 16 - Interpipe Limited, the owner of the Dnipropetrovsk-based Interpipe Company, in 2007 increased its net profit by 18% year-over-year, to $256 million, the company reported.

DNIPROPETROVSK, May 18 - Ukraine increased steel exports tentatively 1.5% year-on-year in January-April to 10.2 million tons, Deputy Industrial Policy Minister Volodymyr Hranovsky said at a meeting with mining and steel sector executives.

KIEV, May 18 ??“ Ukraine??™s National Committee for Power Regulation (NCPR), a state authority that oversees the power sector, increased wholesale electricity prices to be charged in June by 0.5% from May, a government spokeswoman said Thursday.

KIEV, May 18 ??“ Alma Media Interactive, a Finnish company, is to open an Internet portal for real estate, City24, to provide a database of commercial and housing real estate, an official said.

DNIPROPETROVSK, May 17 ??“ Ukraine??™s three biggest steel producers, including Mittal Steel Kryviy Rih, seek to buy Chinese equipment to upgrade their production and to reduce consumption of natural gas, an official said Wednesday.