KIEV, Aug. 14 – Ukraine's economy will get a boost from the cut in the discount rate and "working" refinancing rates if the National Bank of Ukraine also supports measures by other power institutions to bolster economic activity in the country, according to Valeriy Lytvytsky, the head of the group of advisors to the NBU's governor.

KIEV, Aug. 14 – Ukraine as a sovereign state will decide on its domestic and foreign policies independently, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said.

KIEV, Aug. 14 - President Viktor Yushchenko on Friday appointed Lakshmi Mittal, the chief executive of ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steelmaker, as a member of a 10-strong investment council advising the authorities on investment policy.

KIEV, Aug. 14 – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Friday rejected calls from President Viktor Yushchenko for talks to discuss problems, suggesting relations between Moscow and Kiev will continue to deteriorate during the next six months.

KHARKIV, Aug. 16 – Ukraine has won a tender to supply armored personnel carriers to Thailand, Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych said.

KIEV, Aug. 16 - Ukraine may face an energy crisis by the end of the year because Naftogaz Ukrayiny, the national oil and gas company, has failed to accumulate sufficient reserves of natural gas, a top official said Thursday.

KIEV, Aug. 16 ??“ Russia on Wednesday encouraged Ukraine to join the Euro-Asian Economic Community, a Russia-led trade bloc of six former Soviet Union nations, as a way to improve relations between the two.

KIEV, Aug. 16 ??“ Ukraine on Wednesday failed to secure additional natural gas supplies and steady gas prices in difficult talks with Russia raising concerns over another wave of standoff by the end of the year.

KIEV, Aug. 16 - Ukraine may launch a criminal investigation into controversial natural gas import deals signed by former managers of Naftogaz Ukrayiny, Justice Minister Roman Zvarych said Tuesday.

KIEV, Aug. 16 - Ukraine's law enforcement agents, backed by an armored personnel vehicle, on Tuesday raided offices of a company owned by Rinat Akhmetov, the country's wealthiest man, seeking evidence of accounting fraud.