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EBA to study economic programs of Ukrainian presidential contenders The European Business Association (EBA) has called on the candidates running for the presidency in Ukraine to make public their election programs related to the economic policy.
Oct 21, 2009 at 22:09 | Interfax-Ukraine
IMF concerned by Rada's decision to increase minimum wage The International Monetary Fund is concerned by the parliament's adoption of a law raising the minimum wage. The press service of the parliament announced this in a statement.
Oct 21, 2009 at 21:04 | Ukrainian News
Ukrainian may double excise rates on beer, spirits and vodka from December 1 The Ukrainian parliament has registered two bills proposing doubling the excise rates on beer, ethyl spirit, liquors and vodka from December 1.
Oct 21, 2009 at 17:28 | Interfax-Ukraine
Official: Rising ruble threatens Russia's recovery MOSCOW — A senior Russian government official warned Wednesday that the rapid strengthening of the ruble could undermine the country's economic recovery, according to news reports.
Oct 21, 2009 at 17:28
Kharkiv aviation plant delivers An-74 TK300 aircraft to Laos The state-run Kharkiv aviation plant delivered an An-74 TK300 aircraft to Laos last week, Interfax-Ukraine learned at the enterprise.
Oct 21, 2009 at 16:39 | Interfax-Ukraine
Medvedev scolds businessmen on Russian corruption MOSCOW — President Dmitry Medvedev has told Russia's richest business leaders that they share the blame for the corruption in the country's courts, where officials are often vulnerable to bribes.
Oct 21, 2009 at 16:21
Fitch revises Naftogaz's Rating Watch to Positive Fitch Ratings has revised the Rating Watch on Ukraine-based OJSC Naftogaz's Long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default ratings (IDRs) of 'RD' (Restricted Default) to Positive (RWP) from Rating Watch Evolving (RWE), the agency said in a press release.
Oct 21, 2009 at 15:55 | Interfax-Ukraine
Tymoshenko hopes for further cooperation with International Monetary Fund Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko hopes for the further cooperation with the International Monetary Fund, she said at the Wednesday Cabinet of Ministers' meeting.
Oct 21, 2009 at 11:10 | Ukrainian News
STOCKHOLM — Swedish banking group Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB on Wednesday posted a 99 percent plunge in third-quarter profits to 25 million kronor ($3.6 million), due largely to credit losses in the troubled Baltic economies
Oct 21, 2009 at 10:52
Volodymyr Boiko, CEO of Mariupol Illich Steelworks, said in an interview with Radio "Liberty" said that the situation in the Ukrainian steel industry will become worse in the next four months. He told that “The reason is an increase in production in the previous few months which has not been supported by a commensurate growth of demand. Real demand increase was observed only in China, but steel overproduction is to be seen there now, too."
Oct 21, 2009 at 09:20
Ukraine’s Agriculture Department on Tuesday said country has almost completed the harvesting campaign and started sowing campaign of winter crops. In the current year, the autumn sowing campaign in Ukraine met rather difficult conditions, due to the deficit of circulating assets of agricultural producers and unfavorable weather conditions, the Department said.
Oct 21, 2009 at 09:18