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Ukraine, IMF haggle over scale of 2010 deficit The International Monetary Fund is pressing Ukraine to justify its budget deficit estimate for 2010 and provide a roadmap of its financial plans beyond the end of the year, a senior Ukrainian official said on Wednesday.
Mar 31, 2010 at 18:57 | Reuters
Oil and Gas Eurasia: Ukrainian oil transit down 50 percent In the past three years, Ukraine has lost half of the volume of oil pumped through its territory, Kyiv International Energy Q-Club President Aleksandr Todiychuk said today. “We have forgotten about oil because of our gas problems”, he said, “In the past three years, we have lost almost half of the volume of crude pumped through Ukraine. Today our oil transport system is only 50 percent loaded; if we go any lower, the question of profitability will arise”. Read the story here.
Mar 31, 2010 at 15:59
Alibaba.com: Zaporizhstal owners to sell metallurgical assets SteelOrbis - According to media reports, the owners of one of the largest Ukrainian steelmakers, Zaporizhstal, have intensified talks to sell their metals and mining assets. Accordingly, among the potential buyers of Zaporizhstal are considered to be the Ukrainian mining and steel producing company Metinvest Holding, the world's largest steelmaker ArcelorMittal, as well as Russian steel producers Metalloinvest and NLMK. Read the story here.
Mar 31, 2010 at 12:41
Update: Azarov says Ukraine expects serious changes in cooperation program with IMF Talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will culminate in the drafting of a new cooperation program or serious changes to the previous one, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said at a meeting with IMF mission chief in Ukraine Thanos Arvanitis on Tuesday.
Mar 31, 2010 at 12:23 | Interfax-Ukraine
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty: Ukraine bans pork imports from Russia Ukrainian authorities have banned the import of pork from Russia's Southern, Central, and Volga federal districts, RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service reports.Ukraine's Committee for Veterinary Medicine today said that the ban takes effect immediately.
Mar 30, 2010 at 23:09
Ukraine, IMF mission still unable to agree on 2010 budget deficit The Ukrainian authorities and the mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have not still agreed on the amount of the country's fiscal deficit in 2010, according to a posting on the Web site of the Finance Ministry of Ukraine on Tuesday.
Mar 30, 2010 at 20:43 | Interfax-Ukraine
Finance Ministry: IMF to revise macroeconomic forecast for Ukraine The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is to revise its forecast for Ukraine's GDP in 2010 taking into account the updated macroeconomic forecasts approved by the government.
Mar 30, 2010 at 19:30 | Interfax-Ukraine
Naftogaz pays coupon of over $75 million on eurobonds National JSC Naftogaz Ukrainy has paid the first coupon of over $75 million on eurobonds with a maturity date in late September 2014, which were issued in autumn 2009 as part of a restructuring of the company's foreign debts, the company's press center has told Interfax-Ukraine.
Mar 30, 2010 at 17:27 | Interfax-Ukraine
Over 50% of Motor Sich revenues account for engine supply to Russia Moscow, March 30 (Interfax-AVN) - The Ukrainian engine manufacturer Motor Sich increased its production and the supplies of its products to Russia and other countries in 2009, the company has reported. "In 2009, the revenues from contracts were up 16.2% from 2008, and 59.4% of those revenues came from Russia," the Motor Sich said on Monday.
Mar 30, 2010 at 16:40 | Interfax-Ukraine
Banks ready to credit farmers using harvest as collateral Commercial banks are ready to issue credits to farmers under the collateral of the harvest, Agriculture Minister Mykola Prysiazhniuk said at a press conference in Kyiv on Tuesday.
Mar 30, 2010 at 15:48 | Interfax-Ukraine
Retail prices for fuel in Ukraine eight kopecks down over a week The price of fuel in the retail sector of the Ukrainian market fell by eight kopecks per liter from March 23 to March 30, the A-95 consulting group (Kyiv) has told Interfax-Ukraine.
Mar 30, 2010 at 15:31 | Interfax-Ukraine
Expert: Changes in taxation of dividends could bolster return of investment to Ukraine Changes in the procedure for taxation of dividends could interest large business with regard to the return of investment to Ukraine, although the draft law does not foresee the possibility to reimburse taxes deducted by non-resident subsidiaries from the paid dividends of parent resident companie, according to Dmytro Sushko, a managing partnter of P.S.P.Audit Company.
Mar 30, 2010 at 12:30 | Interfax-Ukraine
Ukraine now forecasts big foreign trade deficit for 2010 Ukraine's government has downgraded its foreign trade balance forecast for 2010 by $3.7 billion.
Mar 29, 2010 at 20:19 | Interfax-Ukraine
Research institute forecasts sugar prices will remain at high level until 2012 Sugar prices will remain high until at least 2012 due to shortages of sugar on the world markets, Sugar Beet Research Institute Director Mykola Roik has said.
Mar 29, 2010 at 18:07 | Interfax-Ukraine
Ukraine foresees almost $2 billion foreign trade deficit in 2010 The Ukrainian government is forecasting a foreign trade deficit this year of $1.903 billion, where it had earlier projected a surplus of $1.836 billion, according to an amended report for the cabinet of ministers and published on the parliamentary website.
Mar 29, 2010 at 15:52 | Interfax-Ukraine