KIEV, May 29 – Ukrainian banks have either suspended granting mortgage credits or significantly increased interest rates on housing purchase credits, according to Prostobank Consulting company.

KIEV, May 29 – Dragon Capital, a leading Kiev investment company, plans to offer a platform selling stocks via the Internet, Tomas Fiala, the managing director of the company, said.

"This year we are planning to start Internet trading ourselves, without an exchange," Fiala told Interfax-Ukraine.

KIEV, May 29 – Eurasia Investment and Industrial group of Kazakhstan will build an elite apartment block at Olshanska Street in Kiev’s downtown district, the company announced in a press release.

KIEV, May 29 - China's Geely Group will soon decide whether it makes sense for the company to continue to assemble cars in Ukraine following the introduction of a 10% import duty on cars in Ukraine.

KIEV, May 29 ??“ The Fuel and Energy Ministry will insist on allocating 40% of Ukrainian biggest oil producer Ukrnafta's net profit for 2006 for the payment of dividends.

KIEV, May 29 ??“ Ukraine's Fuel and Energy Minister Yuriy Boiko and acting president of the TVEL state nuclear corporation of Russia Yuriy Olenin discussed cooperation in nuclear fuel supplies to Ukraine's nuclear power plants after the current contract between Energoatom and TVEL expires in 2010.

KIEV, May 29 ??“ The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is to allocate at least EUR 250 million to credit energy saving projects in Ukraine in 2007, including via a credit line for Ukrainian banks worth EUR 100 million, Interfax reported citing EBRD director for Ukraine Kamen Zahariev.

WARSAW, May 29 - The Ukraine-EU free trade agreement, likely to be enacted in 2008, is seen adding 1-2% to Ukraine's GDP within 10 years, while helping boost long-term development, a Polish think tank reported.

KIEV, May 26 ??“ Etalon Corporation, which owns two bus assembly plants in Ukraine, plans to launch production of buses based on a Chinese FAW chassis this year, a company official said.

KIEV, May 26 ??“ The Ukrainian government lifted limitations previously imposed on Oschadbank, the state-owned savings bank, allowing the bank to increase lending transaction by fully tapping deposit resources.