Interfax reported yesterday that Ukrgazbank (UGZB) plans to open 23 new branch offices in 1Q09, which will bring its total up to 404. An Ukrgazbank representative said the offices would be in the following regions: Zhytomyr, Kyiv, Volyn, Rivne, Vinnitsa, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kirovohrad, Luhansk, Odesa and Sumy.