KIEV, Feb. 7 ??“ Naftogaz Ukrayiny, the national oil and gas company and the country??™s biggest taxpayer, warned Tuesday the government??™s refusal to let the company hike gas prices for households may undermine the company??™s finances.

KIEV, Feb. 7 - The share of foreign capital in Ukraine's banking system has grown to 23% from 19.5% since the beginning of 2006, First Deputy Chairman of the National Bank of Ukraine Anatoly Shapovalov said Tuesday.

KIEV, Feb. 7 ??“ Ukraine exported 8.34 bln kWh of power in 2005, up 56.3% on the year, according to the Fuel and Energy Ministry of Ukraine.

KIEV, Feb. 7 - UkrSotsBank, one of the biggest banks in Ukraine, is planning to raise up to $650 mln on the foreign markets in 2006, Boris Timonkin, the bank's CEO, said at a press conference in Kiev.

SUMY, Feb. 7 ??“ The government will submit its revised 2005 budget to Parliament by March 15, a full month later than earlier planned, President Viktor Yushchenko said Monday.

KIEV, Feb. 5 ??“ Ukraine??™s new government canceled a number of its predecessor??™s actions Saturday, quickly delivering on its election promise to reverse a controversial selloff of the country??™s largest steel mill last year.

KIEV, Feb. 5 ??“ Ukraine??™s hidden budget deficit this year is more than twice larger than has been earlier reported and dramatic steps must be made to improve the situation, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said Saturday.

KIEV, Feb. 4 ??“ President Viktor Yushchenko appointed the entire Cabinet Friday, less than two hours after Parliament had overwhelmingly approved his fiery ally, Yulia Tymoshenko, as the new prime minister.

KYIV, Jan 7 - The southern Ukrainian city of Kherson was subjected Sunday to numerous shelling attacks from Russian-occupied parts of the Kherson region, across the Dnipro River, local officials said.

KYIV, Jan 5 – The decrease in the volume of PCR testing for COVID-19 can be explained by the launch of antigen tests, however, the decrease in the number of tests does not affect the incidence rate, experts from the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) said.