KIEV, May 15 – Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has called on British businessmen to more actively invest in the Ukrainian economy, according to the president's press service.

KIEV, May 18 - A Ukrainian government team will travel to Turkmenistan next week for talks seeking to resume direct natural gas imports from the Central Asian country, an Energy and Fuel Ministry spokesman said Thursday.

KIEV, May 18 ??“ Ukraine??™s pro-Western parties seeking to create the ruling coalition should include a clause in a coalition agreement that outlines the country??™s plans to join NATO, President Viktor Yushchenko said.

KIEV, May 18 ??“ Ukraine??™s huge trade turnover with Russia and other former Soviet Union states requires them to be part of an international organization, like the Commonwealth of Independent States, President Viktor Yushchenko said Thursday.

KIEV, May 17 ??“ The national nuclear energy generation company EnergoAtom is going to complete the transition to alternative fuel assemblies instead of currently used regular fuel assemblies in three or four years, according to EnergoAtom President Yuriy Nedashkovsky.

KIEV, May 17 ??“ Ukraine??™s economy will be expanding an extra 2% each year, pushed by rising exports following its accession to the World Trade Organization, Economy Minister Serhiy Teriokhin said Tuesday.

KIEV, May 17 ??“ Two senior Ukrainian officials made conflicting comments over a list of companies that may be re-auctioned by the government later this year, highlighting a major split on the matter.

KIEV, May 17 - Parliament voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to remove duties on imports of gasoline and diesel fuel and to cut excise taxes on these commodities in a desperate attempt to alleviate acute fuel shortages.

KYIV, Apr 12 – The Ukrainian government, in preparation for the next heating season, will focus on the sooner construction of small power generation facilities for Kharkiv and other cities, followed by a transition to the construction of large gas turbine power plants in the medium-term perspective.

KYIV, April 12 – The fifth Ukraine Ministerial Roundtable will be held as part of the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank in Washington on April 17.