KIEV, May 8 - The World Bank on Thursday called on Ukraine, a major grain-producing nation, to immediately fulfill a promise to lift export quotas to help ease the global food crisis, AFP reported.

KIEV, May 8 – President Viktor Yushchenko’s Our Ukraine group issued a warning Thursday that Ukraine’s governing coalition will come under major stress if Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko moves to amend the constitution by reducing presidential powers.

KIEV, May 11 ??“ The National Bank of Ukraine may partially liberalize domestic currency market by allowing the hryvnia to float within a wider range of exchange rates, a television reported Thursday citing a NBU official.

KIEV, May 11 ??“ Ukraine's GDP will grow by 4.2% in 2007, Economy Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk told journalists on Thursday.

KIEV, May 10 ??“ Shell Exploration Company B.V. and Naftogaz Ukrayiny, the national oil and gas company, signed an agreement calling for joining forces in exploring for energy resources in Ukraine, Naftogaz said Tuesday.

KIEV, May 10 ??“ Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko instructed the Energy and Fuel Ministry to look into the possibility of setting up domestic production of fuel for nuclear power plants, the government said Tuesday.

KIEV, May 10 ??“ Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko assured foreign diplomats Tuesday that Ukraine is committed to as quick as possible construction of a new safety cover over the damaged nuclear power reactor in Chornobyl.

KIEV, May 11 - Foreign Affairs Minister Boris Tarasiuk will travel to Azerbaijan May 18 for a two-day official visit to discuss energy sector cooperation between the two countries, the ministry press service said Wednesday.

KYIV, April 11 – Denmark plans to supply Ukraine with Caesar self-propelled artillery mounts and Leopard 1 tanks by early summer, Danish Acting Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen has said.

KYIV, April 11 – Japan, under the Program for Emergency Recovery of Ukraine, handed over the first batch of seven units of construction equipment to the city of Irpin, and another 29 units of equipment will be received by the end of the year.