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Ukrainian, foreign cardiologists to attend congress in Kyiv on September 21-23

17:48

19.09.2011

Kyiv, September 19 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The 12th National Congress of Cardiologists of Ukraine will take place in Kyiv on September 21-23, member of the Academy of Medical Sciences Professor Volodymyr Kovalenko has said.

More than half of Ukrainians suffer from heart diseases, say cardiologists

14:57

19.09.2011

Kyiv, September 19 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Nearly 25 million people in Ukraine suffer from cardiovascular diseases, member of the Academy of Medical Sciences, Director of the Strazhesko Institute of Cardiology Professor Volodymyr Kovalenko has said.

Spain's Socoin wins tender to develop feasibility study for LNG terminal

16:24

16.09.2011

Kyiv, September 16 (Interfax-Ukraine) - Socoin (Spain) has won a tender to develop a feasibility study for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, Chairman of the State Agency for Investment and National Projects Management Vladyslav Kaskiv said at a press conference at Interfax-Ukraine on Friday.

Ukrainian farmers may lose over $1 b this MY because of grain export duties - expert

19:45

08.09.2011

Kyiv, September 8 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukrainian farmers' losses in the current marketing year (July 2011 through June 2012) with the export of grain projected at 24 million tonnes could exceed $1 billion because of the effect of duties on grain exports, according to President of the Ukrainian Agribusiness Club Alex Lissitsa.

Linen of Desna to invest $25 m in flax production in Zhytomyr region, says regional authorities

18:00

07.09.2011

Kyiv, September 7 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Zhytomyr Regional State Administration plans to sign a memorandum on cooperation with Novhorod-Siversky-based Linen of Desna LLC in Chernihiv region under a $25 million project for the reconstruction of the Volodarsko-Volynsky flax processing plant and the restarting of production at it.

Appeal to Stockholm arbitration aimed at achieving amicable deal with Russia on gas issues – expert

17:33

07.09.2011

Kyiv, September 7 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The possible application by Ukraine to the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce is aimed at achieving a compromise rather than at revoking gas agreements with Russia for 2009, according to Volodymyr Fesenko, the head of the Penta Center of Applied Political Studies.

Ukraine's Sirius to spend $2.2 b on titanium project

13:59

07.09.2011

Kyiv, September 7 (Interfax-Ukraine) - Sirius, a private Ukrainian company, plans to invest $2.2 billion in a project to build a mining and metallurgical plant to develop the Kropyvenske titanium-apatite deposit in Zhytomyr region.

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