KIEV, Oct. 15 – Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has called on Ukrainian businessmen to invest more actively in large-scale projects in Georgia, particularly in the construction of objects in Batumi, Poti and Kobuleti, the press service of Parliament's committee for industrial and regulatory policy and entrepreneurship reported.

KIEV, Oct. 16 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has improved its forecast for Ukraine's wheat harvest to 13.8 million tons, up from 13.3 million tons forecast in August and 13.5 million tons forecast in September.

KIEV, Oct. 17 – Inflationary worries in Ukrainian business circles increased in the third quarter and expectations of a stable exchange rate weakened, the National Bank of Ukraine said on its web site, citing a poll of business managers.

KIEV, Oct. 17 – Former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko appeared poised to form a new government on Wednesday after she said President Viktor Yushchenko had agreed to back her for the post of prime minister.

KIEV, Oct. 17 - A court has postponed the validation of parliamentary election results, officials said Wednesday, threatening to delay the formation of a government in Ukraine, a country struggling to emerge from prolonged political turmoil.

KIEV, Oct. 17 ??“ It??™s official: the Our Ukraine faction has formally announced that it is going into opposition.

While making the official announcement in Parliament on Tuesday, Our Ukraine faction leader Roman Bezsmertny said the transition was in line with a decision made at a meeting of the Our Ukraine parliamentary faction on Oct. 5.

KIEV, Oct. 17 ??“ Parliament, led by the Regions Party and its two small leftist allies, the Communists and Socialists, voted on Tuesday to postpone for two weeks debate over bills needed for Ukraine??™s accession to the World Trade Organization.

KIEV, Oct. 16 ??“ President Viktor Yushchenko, meeting the country??™s richest businessmen on Friday, urged them to step up investments in strategically important areas of the economy to help trigger a sustainable economic growth.

KIEV, Oct. 17 - The National Security and Defense Council, a body that advises President Viktor Yushchenko on strategic issues, will hold a meeting later this month to avert possible energy sector challenges, an official said Monday.

LONDON, Oct. 17 ??“ President Viktor Yushchenko, meeting British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Monday, said Ukraine will seek backing from the European Union to achieve the goal of joining the World Trade Organization in December.