KIEV, March 29 ??“ Thousands of coal miners from eastern regions of Ukraine are on the way to Kiev apparently to show support for the pro-Russian government of Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, a lawmaker said Thursday.

KIEV, March 29 ??“ President Viktor Yushchenko said he will meet leaders of political groups on Friday in what may appear to be the last attempt to resolve severe political crisis in Ukraine.

KIEV, March 29 ??“ Ukraine's government on Wednesday considered the project to create the Ukrspetsexport national amalgamation and its statute, the head of Ukraine's State Property Fund Valentyna Semeniuk said.

LUHANSK, March 29 - President Viktor Yushchenko said he believes that selling off the country's coal industry enterprises to private owners will help resolve a number of problems facing the sector.

KIEV, March 29 ??“ The volume of the Ukrainian desktop personal computer market in 2007 will increase by 20% on the year to 1.45 million units, according to forecast of IDC-Ukraine computer analysis group.

KIEV, March 29 ??“ Ukraine will continue its pro-Western foreign policy and economic reforms following Sunday??™s general election, Prime Minister Yuriy Yekhanurov told a government meeting on Wednesday.

KIEV, March 29 ??“ Leonid Chernovetskiy, a lawmaker emerging as the winner in Kiev mayor election, called his followers for a rally Thursday after the incumbent mayor had taken steps seeking to cancel the vote.

KIEV, March 29 ??“ Ukraine??™s budget deficit widened significantly in the first quarter after many steel companies had resorted to controversial export transactions allowing them to cut tax payments, Finance Minister Viktor Pynzenyk said Wednesday.

KIEV, March 29 ??“ The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) said it plans to increase the sum of guaranteed compensation for individuals' deposits to UAH 50,000, compared with the current maximum of UAH 8,000.

KIEV, March 29 ??“ Most of Ukrainian entrepreneurs expect consumer prices to grow faster over the next 12 months then during the previous 12 months, according to a survey conducted by the National Bank of Ukraine.