KRYVY RIH, March 20 ??“ Mittal Steel, the world??™s largest steel producer, has been fulfilling its investment commitment in Ukraine undertaken after purchasing a local steel giant, a senior official said after an inspection.

KIEV, March 20 ??“ The International Financing Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, on March 21 opens a project to draw up a strategic plan for the pulp and paper sector and market development in Ukraine until 2020.

KIEV, March 17 - A group of Ukrainian lawmakers submitted a bill aimed at increasing 10-fold royalties on domestic crude oil and natural gas extraction, Oleh Zarubinskiy, a member of People's Party, said Thursday.

KIEV, March 17 - Ukraine's exports of natural gas to Europe, mostly to Germany, fell dramatically in February reflecting a suspension of gas imports from Turkmenistan due to a price dispute earlier this year, an official said Thursday.

KIEV, March 17 ??“ Deutsche Bank moved to double the interest rate on its $700 million loan to UkrZaliznytsia, the state railroad company, after reports suggested most of the money had gone missing, an official said Thursday.

KIEV, March 18 ??“ Industrial production in Ukraine grew 5.6% in February in comparison with February 2004, and by 7.3% since the beginning of the year, the State Statistics Committee told Interfax-Ukraine.

KIEV, March 18 ??“ The strengthening of the hryvnia and the fall in credit and deposit rates will continue for the time being, three bankers questioned by Interfax-Ukraine on Thursday believe.

KYIV, Feb 20 - Ukraine's 6 GW Zaporizhia NPP has been running on its only external 750 kV power line for more than a week after a second, backup 330 kV line was damaged, highlighting once again the extremely fragile nuclear safety situation, said International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi.

KYIV, Feb 20 – An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, led by Gavin Gray, will begin discussions in Kyiv on Thursday with Ukrainian authorities regarding the seventh review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF), according to IMF Resident Representative in Ukraine, Priscilla Toffano.

KYIV, Feb 20 – Republican U.S. House of Representatives member Brian Fitzpatrick says there are enough members of the U.S. Congress who are willing and able to do everything to prevent Russia from escaping responsibility for war crimes, regardless of the political consequences for themselves.