KIEV, March 17 - Price hikes and low salaries and pensions are the biggest concerns of Ukrainians, the Ukrainian Sociology Service said in comments on a nationwide poll of 2,700 respondents held on February 27 - March 8.

KIEV, March 18 - Kerch-based Zaliv Shipyard (Crimea) has started building a hull for an offshore ship to service drilling platforms for Norway's ULSTEIN HULL AS shipbuilding holding, the company told Interfax-Ukraine.

KIEV, March 18 – Kiev-based AeroSvit – Ukrainian Airlines plans from April 26 to start regular flights on the Kiev-Almaty route, the company reported.

The company said that the carrier has received a special permit from the Kazakh aviation authorities to carry out regular flights to the capital of the state.

KIEV, March 16 ??“ Ukraine??™s new car sales, led by strong demand, are likely to increase 28% on the year to 519,600 vehicles in 2007, according to a report by an investment group.

KIEV, March 16 ??“ Chocolate and cacao product output in Ukraine in February 2007 grew by 19.3% year-on-year to 26,200 metric tons, according to the State Statistics Committee.

KIEV, March 16 ??“ Grain supplies at Ukrainian farms and grain storage enterprises rose 2% on the year to 9.9 million metric tons as of March 1, the State Statistics Committee reported.

KIEV, March 16 ??“ Pivdenny bank, Ukraine??™s No. 20 bank by assets, is to increase its statutory capital by 1.1%, or UAH 5 million, to UAH 468.5 million, the bank reported on Thursday.

KIEV, March 16 ??“ TAS-Kommerzbank, Ukraine??™s No. 19 bank by assets, is to boost its statutory capital by 52%, or UAH 252.5 million, to UAH 735.1 million, via an additional issue of shares.

KYIV, Feb 17 - The American Westinghouse has completed the first stage of the GAP analysis of power units No. 3 and No. 4 of Khmelnytsky NPP, which will allow ensuring their safety at the level of "3+" if these facilities are completed, Energoatom reported citing its head Petro Kotin on Monday.

KYIV, Feb 17 - Ukraine's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 1.5% in January, driven by the construction sector, manufacturing industry, and domestic trade, according to the Ministry of Economy's website.