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Capacity of Ukrainian renewable energy facilities will double in 2012, says APEU

23:21

23.12.2011

Kyiv, December 23 (Interfax-Ukraine) - The installed capacity of renewable energy facilities in Ukraine in 2012 will at least double, according to Vitaliy Daviy, the president of the Association of Alternative Fuel and Energy Market Participants of Ukraine (APEU).

Mortgage crediting to grow by 9% in 2012, consumer crediting by 15%, says survey

12:29

21.12.2011

Kyiv, December 21 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The size of mortgage crediting in Ukraine in 2012 is forecasted at UAH 3.8 billion, which is 8.6% up on the figure expected in 2011, according to experts of the Financial Solutions Center (the KreditMarket trademark).

Law on land market may damage Ukraine's investment climate, says expert

15:14

19.12.2011

Kyiv, December 19 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The law on the land market, which was passed in first reading by the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, on December 9, 2011, might negatively affect the investment climate in Ukraine and form a caste of speculators on the land market, President of the Ukrainian Agribusiness Club Association Alex Lissitsa has told a press conference hosted by Interfax-Ukraine on December 16.

IFC critical about creation of State Land Bank in Ukraine

17:35

16.12.2011

Kyiv, December 16 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has critically assessed the initiative to create the State Land Bank in Ukraine, IFC Representative Office in Ukraine Head Olena Voloshina has said.

Ukraine should fight for maximum loading of its gas transport system, say experts

11:45

16.12.2011

Kyiv, December 16 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukraine should fight for the market of Russian gas transit to Europe in order to guarantee the maximum loading of its gas transport system (GTS), according to representatives of the expert council for the development of gas industry and natural gas market.

Kliuyev likes the blues, supports release of new album of Dozhd band, band's leader says

16:55

09.12.2011

Kyiv, December 9 (Interfax-Ukraine) – First Deputy Premier and Economic Development and Trade Minister Andriy Kliuyev supported release of the new album of Dozhd (Rain) Kharkiv band, leader of the Dozhd (Rain) band Alexander Dolgov said during the presentation of the album in Interfax-Ukraine agency in Kyiv on Friday.

Internet Consulting merge with Internet Global Technology by late 2011

12:20

09.12.2011

Kyiv, December 9 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The Internet Global Technology, the first public IT company in Ukraine, has started a merger process with Internet Consulting (both based in Kyiv) and the company is planning to finalize the deal by late 2011, Internet Global Technology President Oleksandr Volkov said at a press conference at Interfax-Ukraine on Thursday.

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