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Alibaba.com: Severstal opens trading base in Kyiv SteelOrbis - Severstal Ukraine, a subsidiary of Russian steelproducer Severstal and whose main activity is the sale of zinc coated, polymer coated, hot rolled and cold rolled flats and profiled iron in the Ukrainian market, plans in January 2010 to open a new steel trading base in Kyiv, Severstal Ukraine's director Igor Gutorov has stated, adding that the move would enable an improvement in the servicing of the company's customers in Ukraine. Read the story here.
Dec 16, 2009 at 11:36
Western Information Agency: Government gives Ukraine entrepreneurs lavish Xmas present Verkhovna Rada has given a welcome present to Ukraine entrepreneurs and a bad one to corrupt officials, says head of VR committee for industrial and regulatory policy and entrepreneurship Natalia Korolevska, commenting on the new law which simplifies procedures for running a business.
Dec 15, 2009 at 23:46
Agrimoney.com: Grain trade 'twitchy' as cold snap approaches Winter sowings in Russia and Ukraine face the threat of a cold snap which could send temperatures as low as -25 degrees Celsius and is heading west across Europe. Temperatures in Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, will fall to about -12 degrees. While it was still too early to gauge the significance of the threat posed by the lower temperatures, they were "already generating fears amid operators", Agritel said. Read the story here.
Dec 15, 2009 at 19:41
KamAZ has plans to buy foreign producer, estimated at 3.5 billion euro Moscow, December 15 (Interfax) - OJSC KamAZ has plans to purchase foreign producers, a report Deputy Russian Industry and Trade Minister Stanislav Naumov prepared for State Duma parliamentary hearings onDec. 15says.
Dec 15, 2009 at 17:31 | Interfax-Ukraine
Western Union to resume money transfers in hryvnias abroad Western Union Company is consulting with the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) on settling issues regarding money transfer services in hryvnias, which the company started providing from July 2009.
Dec 15, 2009 at 15:42 | Interfax-Ukraine
Ukrainian Business Partner Corporation to enter Ukrainian securities market by late 2009 Kyiv-based Ukrainian Business Partner (UBP) public joint-stock company, which unites 13 companies, plans by late 2009 to enter the Ukrainian securities market, Serhiy Boiko, the director of the Partner communications center, which is part of the corporation, has told Interfax-Ukraine.
Dec 15, 2009 at 15:06 | Interfax-Ukraine
Malyshev Plant: Export potential of Ukrainian tank industry based on promising studies The export potential of Ukraine's tank industry, a famous producer of armored machinery, is based on promising studies, according to the Kharkiv-based Malyshev Plant state enterprise.
Dec 15, 2009 at 14:09 | Interfax-Ukraine
Airlines expected to lose $5.6 billion in 2010 GENEVA (AP) — The International Air Transport Association says airlines will lose around $5.6 billion next year, more than previously expected.
Dec 15, 2009 at 13:51
Passenger transportation in Ukraine over 11 months 12.5% down Ukraine's transport firms cut passenger transportation by 12.5% in January through November 2009 over January-November 2008, to 6.7 billion people, the State Statistics Committee has reported.
Dec 15, 2009 at 11:47 | Interfax-Ukraine
About half of troubled Ukrainian banks in active talks with investors About half of Ukrainian banks where the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has introduced a provisional administration are in active talks with investors under financial bailout programs.
Dec 14, 2009 at 19:40 | Interfax-Ukraine
Ukraine exports 12.2 million tonnes of grain since July Ukraine since the start of the current marketing year (MY, July 2009 – June 2010) and as of Dec. 10, 2009 has exported 12.2 million tonnes of grain, which is 10% up year-over-year, according to information from the Agriculture Ministry sent to Interfax-Ukraine.
Dec 14, 2009 at 18:57 | Interfax-Ukraine
Tymoshenko: Obligations on deposits of Bank Nadra's clients to be transferred to Rodovid Bank Obligations on the deposits of Bank Nadra's clients should be transferred to Rodovid Bank (both based in Kyiv) by the end of the current year, Ukrainian Premier Yulia Tymoshenko has said at a meeting with Ukrprombank depositors who transferred their funds to Rodovid Bank.
Dec 14, 2009 at 16:59 | Interfax-Ukraine
Tymoshenko asking depositors in troubled Ukrprombank and Nadra Bank not to sell deposits with discount Ukrainian Premier Yulia Tymoshenko has asked depositors in Ukrprombank and Nadra Bank not to sell their deposits at a low price.
Dec 14, 2009 at 16:13 | Interfax-Ukraine
Cabinet bans state purchases from intermediaries The Ukrainian government has banned state purchases from intermediaries, the press service of the Ukrainian Economy Ministry reported.
Dec 14, 2009 at 14:27 | Interfax-Ukraine
World Bank advocating enhancement of NBU independence The World Bank calls for the enhancement of the National Bank of Ukraine independence, World Bank director for Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova Martin Reiser told the InvestGazeta.
Dec 14, 2009 at 14:05 | Ukrainian News