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EBRD intending to establish EUR 50 million Ukraine renewable energy direct lending facility The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is intending to establish a EUR 50 million Ukraine Renewable Energy Direct Lending Facility. Ukrainian News learned this from a statement by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the wording of which was made available to the agency.
Oct 22, 2009 at 20:16 | Ukrainian News
IFC expert: Deregulation of business to enhance Ukraine's investment attractiveness Ukraine's investment attractiveness will increase if the country's authorities decide to take real steps to deregulate business and relax the principles of work in the regulatory approval system, says Sanjar Ibragimov, IFC's BEE [Business Enabling Environment] Ukraine Project Manager.
Oct 22, 2009 at 20:12 | Interfax-Ukraine
Rada amends 2009 budget to provide financing for foreign, defense ministries The Verkhovna Rada has adopted amendments to the law on the state budget for 2009 envisaging the financing of certain governmental agencies.
Oct 22, 2009 at 20:10 | Interfax-Ukraine
IMF denies accusations of election-related financing of Tymoshenko The International Monetary Fund (IMF) provides funds to the National Bank of Ukraine, therefore the accusations by the Ukrainian opposition that the fund allegedly finances the activity of Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko as a candidate running for the presidency do not correspond to reality, according to IMF Director for External Relations Caroline Atkinson.
Oct 22, 2009 at 20:02 | Interfax-Ukraine
Net losses of Raiffeisen Bank Aval over nine months UAH 1.585 billion The net losses of Kyiv-based Raiffeisen Bank Aval in January-September 2009 stood at UAH 1.585 billion, while year-over-year its net profit reached UAH 680.602 million.
Oct 22, 2009 at 15:27 | Interfax-Ukraine
Experts: elite housing prices on primary market in Kyiv stabilize The average housing price in the elite class segment on the primary market in Kyiv in September fell by 0.34%, to $7,420 per square meter, according to experts from Kyiv-based Knight Frank Ukraine LLC.
Oct 22, 2009 at 12:12 | Interfax-Ukraine
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