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Fitch forecasts 16 percent drop in gross domestic product The Fitch rating agency has forecast that Ukraine's GDP in 2009 will fall by 16%, but that it will grow by 3% in 2010, according to an agency report on key risks for the Ukrainian economy published on October 30 as a part of the annual Fitch agency conference held in Kyiv.
Nov 2, 2009 at 12:12 | Interfax-Ukraine
Miliband hopes for better British-Russian ties MOSCOW (AP) — Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband and his Russian counterpart talked Monday about ways to improve their nations' frosty ties.
Nov 2, 2009 at 12:03
Church visitors pray for recovery of flu patients All churches of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church on Sunday prayed for an end to the spread of swine flu and for the recovery of patients who have been infected.
Nov 2, 2009 at 12:02 | Interfax-Ukraine
President instructs prosecutor to investigate a government decision to give cash to private company Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko has given the Prosecutor General's Office 24 hours to answer why funds meant for recapitalization of leading Ukrainian banks were sent to OJSC Selmi (Sumy ELeсtron Microscopes, earlier Sumy-based Electron industrial amalgamation), which is under control of a Russian state structure.
Nov 2, 2009 at 11:59 | Interfax-Ukraine
Poll: Ukrainians give fewer bribes in 2009 Ukrainians gave less bribes in 2009 than in 2008, according to the results of a poll entitled "Education problems in the view of the upcoming elections," conducted by the Institute of Social and Political Psychology of the Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine, which was presented at a press conference at Interfax-Ukraine on Thursday.
Nov 2, 2009 at 11:55 | Interfax-Ukraine
National electicity regulator prolongs ban on utility hikes for business The National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NECR) has prolonged a moratorium on a rise in retail tariffs of electricity for mining, metals and chemical companies until December 2009, the commission has told Interfax-Ukraine.
Nov 2, 2009 at 11:54 | Interfax-Ukraine
Kremlin adviser: Russia-U.S. weapons talks on track MARRAKESH, Morocco, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Russia and the United States are on track to sign a new deal to reduce their arsenals of nuclear weapons by the time a previous agreement expires next month, a Kremlin aide said at a policy conference in Morocco.
Nov 2, 2009 at 11:52 | Reuters
Kyiv company reveals plans to auction cheap properties fortnightly Kyiv-based OJSC UZTS Trust (Ugozaptransstpoy) plans twice a month to hold auctions to sell its apartments and residential buildings at the initial price, which will be 24-30% less than the declared value, according to a press release of the trust.
Nov 2, 2009 at 11:50 | Interfax-Ukraine
Flu death toll reaches 64 Sixty-four people have died of flu and acute respiratory infections in Ukraine as of early on Monday, November 2, First Vice Premier Oleksandr Turchynov has said.
Nov 2, 2009 at 11:43 | Interfax-Ukraine
British Foreign Secretary: Ukraine, Georgia's NATO integration is no threat to Russia British Foreign Secretary David Miliband has said he sees no threat to Russia in NATO's decision to help Georgia and Ukraine gain membership of the alliance, and called for the strengthening of relations between Russia and NATO.
Nov 2, 2009 at 11:37 | Interfax-Ukraine
Parliament workers queue for their medicines in Rada drugstore Employees of the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, are queuing up for medicines at the parliament's drugstores.
Nov 2, 2009 at 11:34 | Interfax-Ukraine
Dutch company receives a go-ahead from Anti-Monopoly committee to buy a milk holding The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine has permitted MilCo Holding N.V. (the Netherlands) to buy a controlling stake of over 50% of the statutory fund of CJSC Milk Alliance – the managing company of a large Ukrainian milk holding.
Nov 2, 2009 at 11:30 | Interfax-Ukraine
From January through October of this year, the State Property Fund transferred to the national budget UAH 759.294 million. Ukrainian News learned this from the press service of the State Property Fund.
Nov 2, 2009 at 11:28 | Ukrainian News
Kyivenergo settles its gas supply bill with a municipal subsidy Kyivenergo, which operates the energy network in Kyiv, has sent UAH 157.4 million to pay a debt for consumed gas, the company's press service reported on October 30.
Nov 2, 2009 at 11:26 | Interfax-Ukraine
Four Ukrainian doctors die from flu after treating patients Two medical employees from Ternopil region and two others from Lviv region have died while carrying out their professional duty and treating flu patients.
Nov 2, 2009 at 11:21 | Interfax-Ukraine