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Ukraine's Economy Ministry predicts 9.5% inflation and 5% GDP drop in 2009

14:13

10.12.2008

Ukraine's Economy Ministry expects a 5% drop in GDP and 9.5% inflation in 2009, Economy Minister Bogdan Danylyshyn told journalists on Wednesday.

Expansion of presence and strengthening on liquidity of European energy markets is fundamental for Ukraine, says presidential secretariat

12:26

10.12.2008

President's Aide on Energy Security Bohdan Sokolovsky has said the talks between Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko and Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus on the development of energy cooperation between the two states were positive, the presidential press service reported on Tuesday.

Ukraine's cabinet approves list of coalmines to be sold in 2009

11:44

10.12.2008

The Ukrainian cabinet has published a list of coalmines, which should be sold in 2009.

15-15.4 m ha may be sowed with grain crops in Ukraine for 2009 harvest, according to tentative data

14:31

09.12.2008

From fifteen to 15.4 million hectares may be sowed with grain crops in Ukraine for the 2009 harvest, according to the country's deputy agriculture minister, Serhiy Melnyk.

Shareholders in Arcelor Mittal Kryviy Rih delegate right to decide on participation in investment project to director general

13:28

09.12.2008

Shareholders in OJSC Arcelor Mittal Kryviy Rih in Dnipropetrovsk region have delegated the right to decide on the company's participation in activities of a limited liability mining company to the company's CEO, Jean Jouet.

Yuschenko suspends cabinet resolution on delegation of additional powers to export and import military goods to TASKO-export

13:03

09.12.2008

Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko has suspended a cabinet resolution of September 10, 2008, which delegated additional powers to export and import certain military goods and goods of state secret to Kyiv-based TASKO-export foreign trade firm.

Preventing clients from making early withdrawals of deposits feasible task for banks, says first deputy NBU head

12:24

09.12.2008

Ukrainian banks should be able to convince their clients not to make early withdrawal of deposits, according to the first deputy head of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), Anatoliy Shapovalov.

Fall in prices of grain in Ukraine almost stops, says expert

10:57

09.12.2008

A fall in the prices of grain, which was seen in Ukraine during the current marketing year (MY, July 2008- June 2009) and especially worsened in October and November, slightly stopped last week, the agricultural analysts have said.

Buyers to favor purchases of completed housing after crisis, expert says

18:03

08.12.2008

Buyers will prefer buying completed housing in the wake of the financial crisis because of their distrust of construction companies, Volodymyr Hermanov, the head of the PR and marketing department in Kyiv-Zhytlo-Invest construction and investment company, has told Interfax-Ukraine.

Underlying inflation in Ukraine in November speeds up to 1.6%

17:15

08.12.2008

Underlying inflation in Ukraine in November 2008 accelerated to 1.6%, down from 1.3% in October and 1.5% in September, the State Statistics Committee reported.