Kyiv Post News, General

KFC coming soon to Kyiv The Colonel’s chicken is coming to Ukraine.
Mar 1 at 21:54 | Mark Rachkevych
Complex immigration laws create headaches, costs for foreigners The arbitrary application by authorities of immigration laws, rules, and regulations make it difficult for foreigners to legalize their stay in.
Mar 1 at 21:40 | Jakub Parusinski
Warsaw Stock Exchange aims to boost burgeoning business with Ukraine The number of Ukrainian listings on the Warsaw Stock Exchange may soon be boosted by a recent agreement with local business representatives.
Mar 1 at 21:27 | Jakub Parusinski
TNK-BP to bid for Ukraine shale gas field Russian oil company, TNK-BP, which is half owned by BP, will take part in a tender for a potentially large shale gas field in Ukraine, it said on Tuesday.
Feb 29 at 06:56 | Reuters
Gazprom wants to end gas transit via Ukraine Russian gas giant Gazprom said on Feb. 22 it would aim to completely stop gas transit via Ukraine when it builds new pipelines later this decade as tensions between the two countries over gas prices and transit escalated.
Feb 23 at 23:23 | Reuters
Yanukovych gives top council post to Firtash Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has appointed billionaire Dmytro Firtash as head of the National Tripartite Social and Economic Council.
Feb 23 at 23:19 | Kyiv Post
SABMiller brewing  more beer in Ukraine as finances improve Miller Brands Ukraine, a large domestic beer producer and subsidiary of international brewing giant SABMiller, sharply cut its losses in Ukraine last year while boosting output by 51.4 percent to 16.4 million deciliters of beer.
Feb 23 at 23:15 | Kyiv Post
Innovative office solutions cut costs Corporate IT solutions and packages have shaken things up.
Feb 23 at 23:12 | Jakub Parusinski
Hindu Business Line: Ukraine eyes closer business ties with India Ukraine is looking for tie-ups in chemical, metallurgy, tourism, alternative medicine and energy sectors, according to Mr Oleksandr Shevchenko, Ambassador, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. In an interactive meeting with the CII members today, Mr Shevchenko expressed that he is looking for more closer tie-ups with the Indian counterparts especially in the automotive, alternative medicine and energy sectors. Read the story here.
Feb 23 at 17:53
Ukraine to pump $320 million into national space program in 2013-2017 Ukraine plans to pump Hr 2.58 billion (around $320 million) into it's national space program from 2013 through 2017, Interfax-Ukraine learned from the State Space Agency, which cited a a government program adopted last week.
Feb 19 at 18:55 | Kyiv Post
Agriculture Ministry: More than a third of winter crops in bad shape Just over a third of winter crops representing that which was sowed on 2.4 million hectares of farming land were as of Feb. 16 damaged by poor weather, Ukraine’s Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry announced.
Feb 19 at 17:15 | Kyiv Post
Kolesnikov: Expect modern trains soon, 12 percent price hikes Ticket prices for Ukraine’s passenger trains will increase in 2012 for some categories of wagons, but the increase will not exceed 12 percent, according to Deputy Prime Minister Borys Kolesnikov.
Feb 19 at 16:08 | Kyiv Post
Ukrainian banks post profits of Hr 652 million in January Ukraine's banks posted a cumulative net profit of Hr 652 million during January 2012 compared to a Hr 5 million cumulative loss during the same period in 2011, Interfax-Ukraine reported citing figures provided by the National Bank of Ukraine.
Feb 19 at 13:00 | Kyiv Post
SABMiller brews more beer in Ukraine, cuts losses Miller Bands Ukraine, a large domestic beer producer and subsidiary of international brewing giant SABMiller, sharply cut its losses in Ukraine last year while boosting output by 51.4 percent to 16.4 decaliters of beer.
Feb 19 at 10:09 | Kyiv Post
Government: Ukrainian company profits surge in 2011 The cumulative pre-tax profit of Ukrainian companies in 2011 surged by 78.5 percent in year-on-year terms to Hr 113 billion, Interfax-Ukraine reported citing government figures.
Feb 18 at 18:09 | Kyiv Post