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04/09/2009 KYIV BANK PROVISIONAL ADMINISTRATOR SAYS NBU PLANS SUBMIT TO CABINET PROPOSALS ON BANK RE-CAPITALISATION
Viktor Myronenko, provisional administrator of a small bank Kyiv Bank, has said that the National Bank of Ukraine has plans to submit to the Cabinet of Ministers proposals on re-capitalisation of the bank, reads a statement made by the bank. More...

04/09/2009 TYMOSHENKO WANTS REVISION OF COOPERATION PROGRAM WITH IMF AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko wants the cooperation program between Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund to be successfully revised as soon as possible. More...

04/09/2009 EXPERTS NOTE INCREASE IN COMPETITION TO EXPORT ELECTRICITY FROM UKRAINE
Experts have noted increased competition to export electricity from Ukraine. More...

04/08/2009 KYIV COUNCIL DECIDES TO SELL LAND PLOTS ON FIVE-YEAR INSTALLMENT PLANS
The Kyiv municipal council has decided to sell land plots on installment plans for up to five years. More...

04/08/2009 LESS ACTIVE
Ukrainian central bank said its activities on the interbank currency market to support the hryvnia declined in March from the previous month. More...

04/08/2009 UKRAINE SHOULD BE A NON-ALIGNED STATE, SAYS RADA SPEAKER
Ukraine should be a non-aligned state, according to Volodymyr Lytvyn, the speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament. More...

04/08/2009 WORLD BANK WORSENS OUTLOOK FOR FALL IN UKRAINE'S GDP TO 9%, AND INFLATION TO 16.4%
Ukraine's gross domestic product (GDP) will fall by 9% in 2009 with inflation being 16.4%. More...

04/07/2009 FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS
Creating of favorable investment climate in Ukraine is aimed at increasing the trust of investors in state bodies, promoting stability and predictability of economic and political situation. More...

04/07/2009 ECONOMY OF UKRAINE: PAST AND TODAY
Ukraine, being a large European economy, has a well-developed industrial base, the rich farmlands, highly trained labour and a good education system. More...

04/06/2009 COMMENTARY BY THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF UKRAINE ON THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL DECISION CONCERNING THE EASTERN PARTNERSHIP
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine takes note of the Conclusions and the Declaration by the European Council on the Eastern Partnership More...

04/06/2009 OCCASION OF COMPLETION
Mr. Volodymyr Khandogiy, Acting Minister for Foreign Affaires of Ukraine, met Mr. Francis O’Donnell, Resident Coordinator of the United Nations and Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme in Ukraine, on the occasion of completion of his term of office in Ukraine. More...

04/03/2009 ANTI-CRISIS ACTIVITY EFFICIENT - PRIME MINISTER OF UKRAINE
The Ukrainian government is doing the upmost for Ukraine to get out of crisis stronger, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said. More...

04/03/2009 PRESIDENT VIKTOR YUSHCHENKO DELIVERED HIS STATE OF THE NATION REPORT IN THE VERKHOVNA RADA (PARLIAMENT)
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko in his State of the Nation Report in the parliament on Tuesday proposed ways to overcome the financial and economic downturn. More...

04/03/2009 THE UKRAINIAN RAILWAYS TO RECEIVE FROM THE WB AND EBRD $600 MILLION
The World Bank and EBRD plan to grant to Ukrzaliznytsya (the Ukrainian Railways) $600 million in 2009-2010, announced today Mr. Mikhail Makarenko, Director of the Railways Department of the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Ukraine. More...

03/26/2009 DEVELOPMENT UKRAINE’S AIRCRAFT COMPANIES IS A PRIORITY OF GOVERNMENT’S ACTIVITIES - PRIME MINISTER
Development Ukraine’s aircraft companies is a priority of Government’s activities. More...

03/26/2009 UKRAINE, EC, THREE LEADING FINANCE INSTITUTIONS SIGN JOINT DECLARATION ON MODERNIZATION OF UKRAINE'S GTS IN BRUSSELS
The Ukrainian government, the European Commission, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). More...

03/25/2009 INTERIOR MINISTRY DISBANDS PEACEKEEPING DIVISION IN KOSOVO
The Interior ministry has disbanded its peacekeeping division in Kosovo. More...

03/25/2009 TYMOSHENKO INVITES JAPANESE CORPORATIONS TO DEEPEN COOPERATION WITHIN KYOTO PROTOCOL
Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko called on the Japanese corporations to deepen the co-operation with Ukraine in the frames of the Kyoto Protocol, the public relations department of the Secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers said. More...

03/25/2009 FOREIGN TRADE BALANCE IN GOODS NEGATIVE AT US $ 397.8 MN IN JAN
n January 2009, imports of goods exceeded exports by US $ 397.8 mn, the State Statistics Committee said. More...

03/25/2009 GAZPROM MAY AGREE TO CUT GAS DELIVERIES TO UKRAINE BY 17.5% IN 2009
Gazprom agrees to cut gas supplies to Ukraine by 17.5% in 2009. More...