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Share of bad loans in Ukraine in October 8.1 percent up

The share of bad loans in the overall amount of loans provided by Ukrainian banks grew by one percentage point or by Hr 6 billion in October 2009, to 8.1 percent, or Hr 61 billion as of Nov. 1, the National Bank of Ukraine has reported.
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Will Russia go for another damaging gas war?

MOSCOW, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Russia cannot afford cutting gas to Ukraine for a second year in a row as it would have too much to lose, including Europe's support for its key gas projects at a time when its European gas market share is shrinking.

Gazprom: Naftogaz Ukraine paid for gas delivered in October

Naftogaz Ukrainy paid in full for natural gas delivered in October, Gazprom's press center told journalists.

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Year-end positioning, Ukraine worries hit stocks

LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - World equities fell on bank worries and the dollar climbed on Friday as a bout of year-end risk aversion gripped European markets, and Wall Street looked set to follow suit.

GM to release plan for European units in December

FRANKFURT (AP) — General Motors Co. said it expects to release a full restructuring plan for its Opel and Vauxhall operations in mid December, but did not specify the amount of cuts to capacity and jobs it would seek.

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For firms, ranking matters

Picking right lawyer is not always easy; rankings can help, but they are subjective and don't tell whole story.

Magisters expands amid crisis

Since being established in 1997 by a group of Ukrainian lawyers with U.S. law degrees, Magisters has grown into one of Ukraine’s largest law practices. In recent years, Magisters has launched practices in Moscow, Minsk, Astana and has a support office in London.

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