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Structures associated with "RosUkrEnergo" have begun buying up Ukrainian regional gas distribution companies through a friendly broker — "Raiffeisen Investment." This is reported by "Delo.
The National Bank of Ukraine believes that there are no conditions for the devaluation of the hryvnia in the country. This was stated by the first deputy head of the NBU, Anatoliy Shapovalov.

The "Bohdan" corporation manufactured 231 buses at its Cherkasy site in July of this year, exceeding last year's figures by 33.56% (173 units were produced in July 2005). According to the corporation's press service, thus, since the beginning of the year "Bohdan" has manufactured 1,430 new buses — 58.

The domestic producer of tomato sauces, margarines, vinegars and water, OJSC "Lutsk Foods" (TM "Runa", "Maselko") intends to increase its growth dynamics. Over the next three years, the company hopes to increase turnover fivefold compared to 2005 figures.
The Government adopted a resolution on providing, from January 1, 2007, one-time targeted financial assistance to graduate teachers of higher educational institutions who will work in general education and vocational-technical educational institutions.
One of the largest retail and wholesale trade operators in Western Ukraine, CJSC “Agrokontrakt,” has summed up its business results for the first half of 2006. Over the 6 months of the current year, the company's turnover increased by UAH 6.9 million compared to the previous period and amounted to UAH 78.9 million.

The Ministry of Finance allocated UAH 378.7 million in subventions to local budgets for repayment of debts of previous years by housing and utility enterprises. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Finance. \n \n"The State Treasury of Ukraine transferred UAH 378.
On Friday, July 14, ZAT "Agrokontrakt" officially opened a new shopping complex in the city of Kuznetsovsk (Rivne oblast) with a total area of 1,500 sq. m.

The introduction of the new Maximum Tariffs is envisaged in 2 stages: for the period from 15.07.06 to 31.10.06 inclusive, and the second – from 01.11.06.

The National Electricity Regulatory Commission has decided to raise the price of natural gas used for household needs by 85% starting July 1. The gas price, as before, is differentiated depending on whether a gas meter is available.