Kyiv Post News

'Psychic' pig to make Euro tips A psychic pig is set to take over where Paul the Octopus left off at the 2010 World Cup by predicting the results of matches at the European championships inUkraineandPoland.
May 18 at 14:11 | Reuters
Ukraine’s Image Anything But Tourist-Friendly EURO 2012 provides chance to Ukraine to shed bad stereotypes.
May 18 at 00:25 | Daryna Shevchenko
Blogging diplomats seek wider audience Ambassadors are split over value of blogging directly to public.
May 18 at 00:14 | Maryna Irkliyenko
Sources: New EU head to revive dialogue with Ukraine Poland’s Jan Tombinski will this summer replace Portugal’s Jose Manuel Pinto Teixeira as head of the European Union delegation in Ukraine, EU officials revealed on May 16.
May 18 at 00:09 | Jakub Parusinski
Race against time The ongoing reconstruction of Andriyivsky Uzviz (Andrew‘s Descent), one of the city’s most popular tourist destinations, is supposed to be finished on May 25 – Kyiv Day, ahead of the Euro 2012 football championship in June.
May 18 at 00:05 | Daryna Shevchenko
Sarkozy’s son to descend on Kyiv Pierre Sarkozy, the eldest son of the former French president, is returning to Ukraine despite the fact that his first trip here in January turned out to be a nightmare.
Sarkozy, or DJ Mosey, as he is known in the clubbing world, was hospitalized in Odessa after an apparent food poisoning.
May 17 at 23:55 | Kyiv Post
Tiny Denmark faces up to three giants When Denmark was drawn in a group with Euro 2012 favorites Holland and Germany along with its qualifying nemesis Portugal in December, a somber mood came over the Danish delegation in Kyiv’s National Palace of Arts.
May 17 at 23:55 | Mark Rachkevych
City directions go English – but will it be enough? Kyiv authorities are rapidly putting up English-language signs in an effort to prepare the city for the influx of thousands of football fans for Euro 2012.
May 17 at 23:54 | Alyona Zhuk and Olga Rudenko
Ukraine relies on 'attacking' players Ukrainecoach Oleh Blokhin is relying on his young attacking players to help the European Championship co-host get out of a tough group and into the quarterfinals.
May 17 at 23:50 | Associated Press
An artist populates Kyiv with sculpted birds that look real As sparrows continue disappearing in cities worldwide, an artist is repopulating Kyiv with birds of his own creation.
May 17 at 23:37 | Daryna Shevchenko
Quality due diligence is key to success of business deals If you want to do well at school, first you have to do your homework.
May 17 at 23:35 | Jakub Parusinski
Leading Ukrainian law and consulting firms explain why due diligence is crucial and what it can uncover In Kyiv Post interviews, 10 of Ukraine’s top law and consulting firms answered the below questions.
May 17 at 23:34 | Kyiv Post
Gide Loyrette Nouel's Tkachuk: Some risks ‘very hard’ to predict In this Kyiv Post interview, Illya Tkachuk, a lawyer at the Corporate and M&A department in Ukraine forGide Loyrette Nouellaw firm, said that one of the biggest and hardest to domestic predict risks when conduction due diligence is Ukraine’s unpredictable tax administration. He said “it very hard to foresee potential risks and issues which may be revealed by a tax inspection.”
May 17 at 23:33 | Kyiv Post
Cherkasenko: Comprehensive due diligence necessary in Ukraine-related deals In this Kyiv Post interview, Arzinger partner Maksym Cherkasenko recommends conducting comprehensive due diligence when Ukraine-related transactions are on the table, enough to cover all historical aspects related to the target asset.
May 17 at 23:29 | Kyiv Post
Moskalyk: Risks can be mitigated through correction action before the deal goes through In this Kyiv Post interview, Andriy Moskalyk, senior associate at the Ukraine offices of Clifford Chance, said that it is common to find risks in the acquisition and incorporation of businesses.
May 17 at 23:28 | Kyiv Post