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In January-December 2005 compared to the analogous period of 2004, industrial production growth in Ukraine was 3.1%. In December 2005, industrial production volumes compared to December 2004 grew by 5.3%. This is reported by the State Statistics Committee.
A negative balance of the external trade for the 11 months of 2005 is equal to $1.3 milliards Jan 16, 14:10
The surplus of the natural gas receipt-distribution balance of Ukraine according to the results of 2005 amounted to 1.5 billion cubic meters.
According to the results of 2005, according to expert forecasts, inflation in Ukraine in 2006 will be 11-13%, UNIAN reports \n \nAccording to Mykyta Mykhailichenko, an expert at the Center for Social and Economic Research CASE-Ukraine, an analysis conducted by the Center in the fall of last year showed that inflation…

According to the publication, citing its sources, Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov at a meeting with Russian President Putin will demand raising the price of its gas from $65 to $85 per 1,000 cubic meters.
On December 25, the social project "Road to the Heart" launched at the network of gas stations operating under the WOG trademark.
VAT "Kryvorizhstal" will be renamed to "Mittal Steel Kryvyi Rih". This decision was made by the company's shareholders at a meeting on Thursday, January 12, reports UNIAN.\n\nThe company's name will be officially changed after registration of the new edition of the VAT's statutory documents.

The European Parliament condemns the principles of gas pricing formation by Russia. This was discussed at an extraordinary meeting of the European Parliament delegation for relations with Ukraine in Brussels (Belgium) on January 11, according to "Ukrainian News".

The international rating agency Fitch has downgraded the outlook on Ukraine's long-term rating of BB- in foreign and national currency from "positive" to "stable," reports "Ukrainian News."\n\nFitch also confirmed Ukraine's long-term rating of BB- and short-term rating of B.
This year, demand for mortgage loans for young people may increase significantly. From January 1, the indicator of the indirect cost of residential construction, which was determined by the Ministry of Construction, Architecture and Housing and Communal Services at the level of UAH 2,717 per 1 sq.