KIEV, Sept. 27 - Prime Minister Yuriy Yekhanurov on Tuesday called on Naftogaz Ukrayiny, the national oil and gas company, to accelerate shipments of goods to Turkmenistan to clear debts for earlier natural gas deliveries.

KIEV, Sept. 27 - President Viktor Yushchenko strengthened the government??™s economic team by appointing Arseniy Yatseniuk, 31, a former central banker, to the post of economy minister while reappointing most other Cabinet members.

KIEV, Sept. 27 - Former President Leonid Kuchma believes President Viktor Yushchenko has managed to find "the brightest option" by promoting Yuriy Yekhanurov to the premier's post.

KIEV, Sept. 27 - The State Export and Import Bank of Ukraine (Ukreximbank) on Wednesday evening placed $250 million of seven-year loan participation notes with an annual rate of 6.8%, a representative of a Western bank told Interfax.

KIEV, Sept. 27 - Ukraine and Georgia will jointly seek new markets for electricity in the Caucuses region in order to make feasible an ambitious power supply line across the Black Sea, a source in the Ukrainian government said Tuesday.

BRUSSELS, Sept. 27 - The European Commission on Tuesday offered negotiations with Ukraine to create a common aviation market that would remove restrictions on airlines and improve air travel services for consumers.

KYIV, Aug 22 – The Verkhovna Rada on Tuesday adopted a draft law on the ratification of the Agreement on Ukraine's participation in the EU Anti-fraud Programme (EUAF), the Ministry of Finance reported on its website.

CHISINAU, Aug 22 – Germany is closely monitoring the situation amid Kyiv's operation in Kursk region, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said, adding that Berlin will not stop financial support for Ukraine.

KYIV, Aug 23 – It is in the interests of the European Union and Poland to help countries such as Ukraine and Moldova prepare for accession to the EU; we are competent and have experience in this area, Polish Minister of Agriculture Czeslaw Siekierski said at the opening of the project "Summer School for Representatives of the Administration of Moldova and Ukraine" in Krakow on Thursday.

KYIV, Aug 23 – The Swedish government has appointed Ulrik Tideström as a special commissioner for reconstruction, business and development of Ukraine.