KIEV, Oct. 16 ??“ Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych warned on Monday that the government??™s failure to sell state-owned assets this year will probably cause a significant shortfall in budget revenue and require unspecified measures in response.

KIEV, Oct. 14 - Ukraine and Turkmenistan agreed on ways of clearing about $500 mln debt for natural gas supplies to alleviate a major problem in relations, the Energy and Fuel Ministry reported Friday.

KIEV, Oct. 14 ??“ 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. 14 ??“ President Yushchenko on Friday sacked Piskun amid persistent failures in the investigation of high profile crimes.

LONDON, Oct 14 - Fitch Ratings has assigned Dresdner Bank AG's upcoming issue of limited recourse loan participation notes in favor of Ukraine's Bank Nadra an expected Long-term 'B-' (B minus) rating, the agency said, according to an announcement carried by Interfax-Ukraine.

KIEV, Oct. 14 ??“ Sales of new cars in Ukraine in September grew by 37% in comparison with September 2004, to nearly 27,000 cars.

KIEV, Oct. 14 - Raiffeisen International Bank-Holding AG (Vienna) will complete the purchase of Aval Bank by the end of October.

KIEV, Oct. 14 - Ukraine will seek to reduce by 60% natural gas consumption by industrial sector over the next several years, according to a new program that had been initiated by Prime Minister Yuriy Yekhanurov.

KYIV, Sept 15 - UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has held "productive" talks with US President Joe Biden about Ukraine – but he did not signal any decision on allowing Kyiv to fire long-range missiles into Russia, BBC reported.