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The institutions of non-formal learning will be also closed until Monday, Deputy Chairman of Kyiv State Administration Leonid Novokhatko said. Kindergartens will operate as usual.]]> http://www.kyivpost.com/news/city/detail/122071/ City Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:34:41 +0200
He said that Kyiv appreciates London's experience in preparations for the summer 2012 Olympic Games and its organization of supporters' security.

Popov added that during the visit to London the Ukrainian delegation met with public organizations of English football fans.

"We informed them about the way in which we are going to host them, organize their leisure, and their opportunities of accommodation. It seems that English fans are positive about a possibility to see Ukraine and watch their team's games," he said.

A delegation from the Ukrainian government headed by Ukrainian Vice Premier and Infrastructure Minister Borys Kolesnikov has met with London Mayor Boris Johnson.

The Ukrainian delegation included Head of Kyiv City State Administration Oleksandr Popov, Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovy, and Donetsk Mayor Oleksandr Lukyanchenko.]]> http://www.kyivpost.com/news/city/detail/121995/ City Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:03:21 +0200
The guests of the capital will see mysterious streets and yards, churches and other fascinating places in the city.

They will have the opportunity to plunge into the atmosphere of a Cossack village of the 17th century or Soviet Kyiv.

Supporters can also go on an interesting excursion called Football Kyiv, where they will learn about the traditions of fan clubs in the world and fans of Kyiv FC Dynamo.

"Everyone will be able to choose an excursion he or she prefers: a romantic trip to the city parks, or an excursion to museums and well-known churches, or the underground monasteries of ancient Kyiv. Tourists will also be able to take a trip on the River Dnipro, attend a party at a night club or enjoy real Ukrainian beer in one of the capital's pubs," reads the statement.

A schedule of daily group excursions has been drafted for foreign guests.]]> http://www.kyivpost.com/news/city/detail/121707/ City Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:54:33 +0200
According to the document, Public Joint-Stock Company Kyivvodokanal ordered the construction documents and is working to clean up the damage from the accident at the Livoberezhny underwater D-3000 mm sewer near the first stage of the sewage pumping station of the Bortnychi works in Darnytsky district.

Kyivvodokanal was also instructed to select contractors for the project, and jointly with the Main Housing and Utility Department of Kyiv City State Administration to investigate the accident. If those responsible for causing the accident are found, measures should be taken to cover budget expenditures on cleaning up the damage from the accident.

First Deputy Head of Kyiv City State Administration Oleksandr Mazurchak will oversee the fulfillment of the city administration's instructions.

As reported, on Jan. 17, at 0030, a sinkhole 10 meters long, 10 meters wide, and eight meters deep opened up in the three-meter diameter left-bank automatic flow sewer near the first part of the sewage pumping station. As a result of the collapse, the grids of the pumping station were clogged with sand.

Board Chairman of Public Joint-Stock Company Kyivvodokanal Valeriy Chenchevy said that repairs of a breakdown at the Bortnychi works would take about two months and cost Hr 4 million.

According to Chenchevy, the Bortnychi works receives for processing some 860,000-870,000 cubic meters of sewage per day, while its projected capacity is 1.8 million cubic meters per day. The sewer was constructed in 1964 and the accident was caused by the collapse of reinforced concrete pipes due to gas corrosion. According to Chenchevy, this is the biggest accident at the Bortnychi works over recent years. Smaller breakdowns occur in other sewers once every three to four months. About 30% of sewers in Kyiv require urgent modernization.

Meanwhile, Head of Kyiv Ecological and Cultural Center Volodymyr Boreiko warned that the breakdown at a sewer of the Bortnychi sewage treatment must be modernized as soon as possible, and that the modernization would require some $ 5 billion.

He also said that there is no threat to Kyiv in connection with this, as the Bortnychi sewage treatment works is located downriver from Kyiv, although a threat exists for Ukrainka, Kaniv, and Cherkasy, as residents of these cities use drinking water from Dnipro.]]> http://www.kyivpost.com/news/city/detail/121681/ City Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:32:41 +0200
Puzanov said that Kyiv City Council approved a program on the creation of an electronic government system (e-government) in the period until 2014.

He said that Kyiv is planning to be in open and competitive cooperation with all leaders in the IT sphere during the realization of the program.

He said that a similar memo of cooperation was signed by Kyiv authorities with Microsoft, and in future it is planned to sign a memo with IBM.

He said that cooperation with global IT leaders would provide the city with the most modern solutions in the sphere.

Betsis said that CISCO is a leader on the global communications solutions market.

"This means that we have the best solutions for the realization of certain tasks, including the said project," he said.

The memo foresees cooperation between Kyiv City Administration and CISCO in IT solutions introduction: electronic management, education, healthcare, the designing and realization of joint projects, the introduction of IT solutions in city transport infrastructure management and the observation of traffic rules system, and the realization of a project to provide free Wi Fi Internet access in public places of the capital.

In addition, cooperation in the realization of programs to support IT accelerators and innovation projects on the basis of city business accelerators is foreseen.]]> http://www.kyivpost.com/news/city/detail/121680/ City Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:19:57 +0200
The expert also said that the entrance of each new project with prices that are higher or lower than the market prices due to the restricted supply of luxury residential in the capital influences the general price trend.

"As a whole, the prices were stable during the year for most projects," she added.

According to the report, Moscow was fifth with 9.8% growth, while St. Petersburg was tenth with 4% growth. Nairobi experienced the strongest price growth in 2011 – 25%.

Prices in Mumbai fell the most – by 18.1%, as well as in Monaco – by 10%.

Knight Frank was founded in London and provides a full range of agent and consulting services for developers, real estate owners and users, including businesses and individuals.

At present, Knight Frank jointly with its strategic partner - Newmark Knight Frank – has over 200 offices in 43 countries and unites over 6,300 specialists.]]> http://www.kyivpost.com/news/city/detail/121545/ City Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:02:09 +0200
In the same document the government allocated Hr 310 million to the Directorate on the Construction of Roads and Transport Facilities in Kyiv City to build a bridge over the River Dnipro and reconstruct two transport hubs in Kyiv.

In particular, Hr 100 million will be allocated to build the Podil bridge.

The document also foresees the financing of reconstruction of transport hubs on the crossroads of Druzhby Narodiv Avenue and Nadniprianske Shose (Hr 130 million) and a hub where Dniprovsky slope joins Naberezhne Shose (Hr 80 million) in Pechersk district.

In addition, according to the document, Kyiv Metropoliten will obtain Hr 119.6 million to build subway lines in 2012.

Some Hr 73 million will be used to finance the construction of a section of the Kurenivsko-Chervonoarmiyska subway line from the Lybidska to Vystavkovy Tsentr stations, and Hr 41.6 million to build a section from the Vystavkovy Tsentr station to Odeska Ploscha station.

Another Hr 5 million was allocated to build a section of the Podilsko-Vyhurivska subway line from Hlybochytska station to Raiduzhna station.]]> http://www.kyivpost.com/news/city/detail/121544/ City Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:52:38 +0200
"It has been a long time since the temperature dropped to minus 28 degrees Celsius. So we'll have to excuse our children from attending schools and vocational schools, and they will have holidays until Monday," Popov said on air of Kyiv TV Channel.

According to his order, schools will be closed until Feb. 5, but if air temperatures fail to rise this week, the vacations will be extended, the city head said.

The largest numbers of schools was closed in Ivano-Frankivsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Zhytomyr and Rivne regions.

Ukrainian Emergency Situations Ministry reported on Tuesday that thirty people have frozen to death in Ukraine over the period of severe frost, with 21 dying on the streets.

Authorities have opened 1,590 shelters to provide food and heat.


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The official noted that in the commission, he oversaw Kyiv and Zhytomyr regions.

Mahera said that in line with the law, the CEC has to decide on the number of single mandate constituencies in each region no later than 200 days before the election day, which will be April 10.

The constituencies will be formed based on the data from the state register of voters. According to the official, the average number of voters in one district will be around 163,000 people.]]> http://www.kyivpost.com/news/city/detail/121496/ City Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:50:07 +0200
Yatseniuk said he thinks that Kyiv mayoral elections will take place this summer before the Euro 2012 European Football Championship, which starts on June 8.

According to him, the elections may be held in the summer, a week before Euro 2012.

According to the Front for Change leader, recent opinion polls show that the gap between Klitschko and the current head of Kyiv City State Administration, Oleksandr Popov, is around 5%.

There can be no other candidate from the opposition, than Klitschko, Yatseniuk said.]]> http://www.kyivpost.com/news/city/detail/121493/ City Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:23:35 +0200
"Now it is impossible to install an advertising construction anywhere. Placement of advertising is strictly regulated now," he said.

According to the plan, the city will be divided into five format zones for advertizing. Outdoor advertizing will be forbidden in the zero zone, which includes the buffer areas of architectural and historical reserves, such as Sofia Kyivska and Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, as well as territories near outstanding monuments of history and architecture.

In particular, outdoor advertizing will be forbidden at the Andriyivsky Uzviz, near the Saint Michael's Cathedral and the Saint Volodymyr's Cathedral, Andriyivska and Kyrylivska churches, Mariyinsky Palace, and the Golden Gates.

In addition, it is forbidden to place outdoor advertisements near the buildings of state and local authorities.

The other four areas will be divided according to the formats of advertizing installations.

According to Puzanov, as soon as the instruction takes effect, Kyiv's authorities will bring order in the central part of the city within six months.

In addition, the document regulates the tariff policy in the sphere of advertizing placement. According to Puzanov, tariffs for the placement of advertising will rise by 20%.]]> http://www.kyivpost.com/news/city/detail/121169/ City Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:47:47 +0200
According to him, the debt on the repayment of interest on loans issued to youth for housing purchases has reached Hr 38 million.]]> http://www.kyivpost.com/news/city/detail/121008/ City Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:49:16 +0200
However, Popov said that it was up to the Verkhovna Rada to decide on the date of the next elections of Kyiv mayor.

"The Verkhovna Rada will determine [the date], and so be it," he said.]]> http://www.kyivpost.com/news/city/detail/120949/ City Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:52:32 +0200
"Indeed, this draft decision will be considered at one of the next meetings [of Kyiv City Council]. But the optimization of the structure is not the initiative of Bankova [Street], there is a similar section in the strategy of Kyiv's development," she said.]]> http://www.kyivpost.com/news/city/detail/120871/ City Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:42:15 +0200


Agency for International Development, the government-backed organization that provides economic and humanitarian assistance, will move at a later date to the complex, which was built in less than two years.



“It allows almost all of our personnel who are currently spread out in six buildings around the city to work together in one location,” Eric Schultz, deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy, told reporters on Jan. 13.

For more information, see the U.S. Embassy’s website at http://ukraine.usembassy.gov. (Photos by Kostyantyn Chernichkin)]]> http://www.kyivpost.com/news/city/detail/120828/ City Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:52:53 +0200
The Front for Change Party is planning to hold a procession from Sofiyska Square to Volodymyrska Street to the monuments to Mykhailo Hrushevsky and Taras Shevchenko, the Our Ukraine Party will hold a rally on Sofiyska Square, and the Batkivschyna Party will hold a rally on Independence Square.

The Batkivschyna Party also submitted an application to hold a procession on the route of the Front for Change Party's procession.

The Young Regions youth organization is planning to hold an event near the Ukraine Palace to mark Day of Unity. It is expected that Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych will attend this event.

The Spas Cossack organization applied to hold an event on Paton Bridge.

The Christian Ukraine organization will pray for the unity of Ukraine on Sofiyska Square.

The Tavriysky Charity Fund will hold a music marathon on Independence Square.]]> http://www.kyivpost.com/news/city/detail/120792/ City Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:54:17 +0200
According to the administration's press service, 584 children became orphans in 2011. Of these, 472 were sent to foster families.]]> http://www.kyivpost.com/news/city/detail/120772/ City Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:43:38 +0200
"I have selected 50 gubernatorial projects, and this exceeds $1 billion in investment, which will be offered to investors for realization in Kyiv region," said Prysiazhniuk.

As an example of such projects, he named the construction of a plant for the production of insulation materials by Germany's Rockwool worth EUR 100 million.

In addition, he named the construction of a baby food plant worth about Hr 100 million in Yahotyn, a bakery worth about Hr 200 million in Vasylkiv district, and two elevators worth a total of about Hr 400 million on the Dnipro River in Kaharlyk and Pereyaslav-Khmelnytsky districts.]]> http://www.kyivpost.com/news/city/detail/120737/ City Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:04:20 +0200 Editor's Note: The following is a Press Release of the United States Embassy]]>
Services will remain limited on Jan. 20, but the Embassy will be open for business Monday, Jan. 23 in its new location.

The embassy is vacating its offices at 10 Yuriy Kotsubinskyi (chancery), 4 Hlybochytska (Artem Business Center), and 6 Pymonenko (consulate). We are moving in to this building almost twenty years to the date after opening our first embassy in Kyiv on Jan. 22, 1992.

The last full day of visa and other consular services in the current Consular building at 6 Pymonenko St. was Tuesday, Jan. 17. Because of the move, the Consular Section will be closed for all routine services for American citizens on Jan.18 and 19 and offer only limited services on Jan. 20. Visa services will also be affected.

Applicants with appointments should pay close attention to the instructions they receive regarding appointment times and locations to be sure that they appear at the correct time and place. All future appointments will be at the new location on Sikorsky Street.

A second phase to the move will take place later in the year when USAID moves to its new building on the U.S. Embassy compound on Sikorsky Street. Details of this move will be announced at a future time. For the present, USAID will continue to operate out of its current offices at 19 Nizhniy Val.

The U.S. Embassy phone and fax numbers are also changing. The new Main Phone Number is 044 521 5000 and the main Operator Fax Number is 044 521 5155.

Effective Jan. 19, the ACS number changes to (+38) 044 521-5566 and the after-hours emergency line for U.S. citizens changes to (+38) 044 521-5000. For other inquiries the general number for the consular section is 044 521-5460.

The artwork on display in the new U.S. Embassy includes a great number of works by both U.S. and Ukrainian artists, including Oksana Mas and Tamara Babak.

The art is curated by the U.S. “Art in Embassies” program and includes pieces that were commissioned, purchased, borrowed, and donated. The mix of Ukrainian and U.S. art here is symbolic of the close ties between the Ukrainian and American people.

The Embassy also features a small photo gallery highlighting Ukrainian-American multicultural connections; it features famous and successful American citizens born on the territory of present day Ukraine, or with recent ancestry here.

In addition to the man for whom Sikorsky street is named – Igor Sikorsky, the great aircraft designer who studied and worked in Kyiv before emigrating to the United States – the portraits also include only a few of the many musicians, scientists, artists, engineers, diplomats, actors, and other professionals with roots in Ukraine who have helped make the United States the diverse and vibrant country it is today.


Interesting Facts about the new U.S. Embassy

1 The New Embassy Construction contract was awarded by the Department to B.L. Harbert International. The amount of the award was $209,000,000 made on September 30, 2008.

2 The State Department’s Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) managed the D/B contract. OBO has a design team in Washington that ensures all of the U.S. Government criteria are included. OBO also placed a team of technical construction experts on the ground to implement the design and manage all aspects of the construction.

The Kyiv NEC project included the International Building Codes, supplemental Department design standards and Ukrainian codes. The Department’s contractor, Harbert, also places a technical team on the ground to execute the contract. The working relationship between the OBO staff, Harbert and Ukrainian workers was excellent and sustained for the duration of the construction period.

3 The workforce used to build the New US Embassy was Ukrainian. There were over 2,000,000 man and woman hours on the Kyiv NEC project. The Department includes worker safety and training and implements fair labor practices and treatment of workers.

There were no lost time accidents during construction, attesting to the both the implementation of safety standards and the willingness of workers to learn the latest industry safety practices.

4 The Kyiv NEC project is a green project and will also be a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified building. Environmental considerations were given during the design and construction phases, and will also be a factor in operating the new facility.

5 The groundbreaking ceremony was led by Ambassador William Taylor in May 2009. Actual construction of the new Chancery building commenced October 2009. The construction effort lasted 23 months. The scope of work included 15,000 square meters of building space and is designed for over 700 personnel.

6 Many of the materials used to build the new Embassy were purchased in Ukraine – stone, landscaping, all of the tens of thousands of cubic yards of concrete, metals, paint, stucco. There were also many Ukrainian specialty contractors who assisted with the effort.

7 The Ukrainian workers took pride in their work, and it shows. The quality of the work in the new Kyiv NEC project is outstanding and will serve as a platform for democracy that will last indefinitely.]]> http://www.kyivpost.com/news/city/detail/120690/ City Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:12:14 +0200
"Although the stadium is not exclusively for football, and at first I even feared that the athletic tracks would hold the spectators away from the field, but now it seems that everything is close. The wonderful roof, the seats in national colors, the comfortable dressing rooms - all this makes the stadium special. This is an arena of the highest European level," said Infantino.

According to him, in spite of the doubts of the UEFA representatives regarding the timely completion of the construction and reconstruction of Ukrainian stadiums, everybody believed that Ukraine would cope with this task.

"We trusted in Ukraine in April 2007, when UEFA chose the country and Poland for holding Euro 2012. Of course, there were doubts since that moment, but even that time I was confident that the Euro 2012 championship would be held here. And now we see the confirmation," he said.]]> http://www.kyivpost.com/news/city/detail/120661/ City Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:16:17 +0200
According to the official, two buildings were put in operation in Darnytsky district, including a block with 368 flats at 12 Hryhorenka Avenue, 73 of which were transferred under the affordable housing program (the builder was JSC Kyivmiskbud) and a building with 119 apartments at Poliska Street, 15 of which were transferred to participants of the program.

In addition, Zhytlobudinvest-UKB municipal company placed into operation two blocks of flats in Desniansky district: a building of 230 apartments at 9 Hradynska Street and a building of 160 apartments at 11 Hradynska Street, in which 37 apartments were allocated under the program.

As reported, the 2012 national budget doubled funding for the affordable housing program compared to 2011, to Hr 200 million.

The fund uses state funds to issue long-term, low-cost loans for housing construction to young families and single young people who need better living conditions, and raises additional off-budget resources to finance the state program for providing youth with housing for 2002-2012, which was approved by the government on July 29, 2002.]]> http://www.kyivpost.com/news/city/detail/120611/ City Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:39:27 +0200
Zhoholev also said that demand has reoriented to the segment of large, quality property, in particular, in September-October demand for two- and three-room apartments was seen.

He said that currently the average price of a one-room apartment in Kyiv is $71,000, that for an apartment for small families - $52,000, a two-room apartment - $98,000 and a three-room apartment - $125,000.

"The smallest price of an apartment today is around $35,000 – these are re-equipped privatized dormitories with a common kitchen, etc," he added.

The expert also said that last rent rates for housing in Kyiv grew by some 5% mainly thanks to economy and medium class apartments in outlying districts of Kyiv. Rent rates in downtown Kyiv almost remained unchanged.

He said that in 2012 rent rates would grow along with inflation.

The president of the Union of Realtors of Ukraine and director general of Samson consulting company, Oleksandr Rubanov, said that growth of rent rates in Kyiv in the period of the Euro-2012 European football championship could be 5-7%.

Rubanov added that in 2011 the number of property sale and purchase deals in Kyiv grew by one third compared to 2010.

Commenting on the deals with mortgage crediting, Zhoholev said that at present, it is better to lease an apartment and not to buy it with mortgage crediting.

"Mortgage crediting today is not seen in Ukraine. Rates of 17% per annum are senseless, and the product is not in demand now," he said.]]> http://www.kyivpost.com/news/city/detail/120527/ City Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:38:24 +0200
Deputy Head of Kyiv city administration, Leonid Navokhatko is to monitor the implementation of the resolution.

The document says that the decision was made to develop water sports.]]> http://www.kyivpost.com/news/city/detail/120522/ City Sat, 14 Jan 2012 14:29:33 +0200
“From September 1, after a discussion with market players, the tariffs could be revised again,” reads the press release.

The Association of the Outdoor Advertising of Ukraine told Interfax-Ukraine that an increase in the tariffs on outdoor advertisement in Kyiv could be announced only after the final approval of the tariffs via a decision of Kyiv City Council.

The report also says that Kyiv City Administration is planning to change the rules for placing outdoor advertisement facilities in the capital.

“We're aiming to create a non-aggressive and comfortable environment for Kyiv residents, where advertisements do not disturb residents, but beautify the city,” the press service said, citing Puzanov.

According to a concept on the development of outdoor advertising in Kyiv, which will be submitted for the discussion by Kyiv City Council on January 26, 2012, four zones for placing outdoor advertisement facilities will be introduced in the capital. The placement of any advertisement in a zero zone will be prohibited, such as in buffer territories of architectural-historic reserves, properties of UNESCO cultural and natural heritage, historical and architectural monuments, landscape parks and administrative center of the city, reads the document.

The Association of the Outdoor Advertising of Ukraine says that with the approval of the concept, the number of outdoors advertisement facilities in downtown Kyiv will be reduced by some 30 percent, and its cost will grow by 10-15 percent after the two-stage increase of the tariffs by 20 percent from March and August 2012.

Kyiv City Administration on January 10 introduced a moratorium on the placement of some types of outdoor advertisement, in particular, boards and light boxes. From January 1 to August 1, 2012, the submission of applications on the issue of the relevant permits has been temporarily suspended. The moratorium does not apply to the following types of advertisement facilities: pedestals, freestanding special frames, advertising signs and signs on buildings.

In addition, Kyiv City Administration does not recommend that outdoor advertisers install outdoor advertisement facilities, to which a moratorium applies, even if the advertisers obtained permits earlier. Kyiv's authorities promised not to accrue fees for the use of outdoor advertisement facilities during the period when the moratorium is in effect.]]> http://www.kyivpost.com/news/city/detail/120503/ City Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:46:26 +0200
Read more here.]]> http://www.kyivpost.com/news/city/detail/120473/ City Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:56:03 +0200
The credit line will be opened for one year.

Boryspil airport, Ukraine's largest airport, occupies a site of about 1,000 hectares.

It has two runways: one 4,000 meters long and 60 meters wide, and another 3,500 meters long and 63 meters wide.

The airport has four passenger terminals and a mail and cargo complex.

Ukrgasbank was founded in 1993. The bank's retail chain includes 11 offices and 268 departments.

According to the National Bank of Ukraine, Ukrgasbank was the 15th biggest in terms of assets (Hr 17.213 billion) of the 176 banks operating in Ukraine as of July 1, 2011.]]> http://www.kyivpost.com/news/city/detail/120398/ City Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:10:10 +0200
"I cannot say right now what will be the purpose of the premises on the first and second floors, as the main purpose is the helipad," he said.

Popov promised to read the documents on the facility.

Earlier some media reported that a casino, a disco club, a restaurant, a cigar hall and other entertainment establishments would be opened in the building below the helipad on Park Alley.

It was expected that the helipad construction would cost some Hr 60 million.

It is planned to construct a special road from the helipad to Bankova Street, so that the president could use it to reach the presidential administration.

As reported, on Dec. 28, 2010 Kyiv City Council allocated to the Amadeus Co. Ltd. a land plot 2.18 hectares in area on Park Alley in Pechersky district of Kyiv for the construction of the engineering and transport infrastructure.]]> http://www.kyivpost.com/news/city/detail/120389/ City Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:34:19 +0200
The commission is chaired by Deputy Head of Kyiv City State Administration Ruslan Kramarenko, and district state administrations will have to form similar district commissions to assist in holding the census.

According to the instruction, the district state administrations will have to check "the correctness and the completeness of the census registration," as well as clarify the borders of districts, names of streets, numeration of blocks, buildings and apartments.

The relevant departments of Kyiv City State Administration will have to conduct a census of servicemen, imprisoned people, permanent patients, and homeless people.

The nationwide census will be held in December 2012.

The last census was held in Ukraine in 2001, when the total population of Ukraine stood at 48.457 million people. As of Jan. 1, 2012, the Ukrainian population was 45.63 million people, according to the State Statistics Service.]]> http://www.kyivpost.com/news/city/detail/120305/ City Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:43:07 +0200
As reported, the bank's shareholders at a general meeting on Oct. 31, 2011 decided to increase the bank's charter capital by Hr 99.967 million or by 13.72%, to Hr 828.83 million.

The bank is privately placing additionally issued shares from Dec. 29, 2011 to January 18, 2012.

The banker said that the bank's shares could be attractive to potential investors and they are listed on the market at a price higher than their face value.

"I cannot comment on the issue of the bank's sale, as this is in the competence of the shareholders. The bank is interesting to investors now, as it is a well-capitalized and stable bank. Now and then the bank has offers from potential investors on the possible acquisition of the bank," Hrydzhuk said.

The banker also said that the decision of Kyiv City Council to approve a credit agreement with Oschadbank to raise a three-year Hr 350 million credit using a municipal stake in Khreschatyk Bank as collateral was evidence of the good market value of the bank's shares (the total nominal sum of the stake belonging to Kyiv city is Hr 182.216 million, while the shares secure a Hr 350 million credit).

Commenting on the bank's development plans for 2012, Hrydzhuk said that this year the bank is intending to increase total assets by 10%.

The bank's credit portfolio could expand proportionally to the total asset growth and reach Hr 4.9 billion by late 2012.

The banker also said that profit from operations in 2012 could reach some Hr 70 million and net profit – some Hr 40 million.

In 2011, the bank could post losses due to the changes in the procedure for the calculation of collateral for some credits from January 1, 2012.

Speaking about the bank's program on the optimization of its regional chain, Hrydzhuk said that this year some departments could change their location, but their total number would not considerably change.

"We're planning to retain the present regional chain, but some department could change their location. In addition, if our clients require an increase in the number of outlets, we'll open new ones, of course, taking into account the economic practicability," he said.

By early 2012, the bank's regional chain included 152 departments.

Hrydzhuk said that last year four departments were opened, and the bank finished a switch to a two-level management system: all outlets on the bank's balance sheet were reorganized into off-balance outlets.

The banker also said that in 2012 the bank is planning to install 100 ATMs, and their total number would reach over 400.

He said that the expansion of the ATM chain is linked to the fact that the bank won a tender to participate in a project on the issue of a Kyiv resident social card.

"In H1, 2012, the bank will issue 80,000 cards under a pilot project," the banker added.

Khreschatyk Bank was founded in 1993. The main financial department of Kyiv City State Administration as of Oct. 1, 2011 owned a 24.8981% stake in the bank, Ukrfinkom 37.4306% and Market Invest Group Ltd. 24.9796%.

According to the National Bank of Ukraine, the bank ranked 28th among the 175 banks operating in Ukraine in terms of total assets (Hr 7.318 billion) as of Oct. 1, 2011.]]> http://www.kyivpost.com/news/city/detail/120303/ City Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:03:41 +0200
The supermarket, which will be the second store of the Amstor chain in Kyiv, will be located on the ground floor of the six-level trade center.

The report says that the Sport Life fitness club is another anchor leaser of the trade center.

The gross area of the Marmelad trade center, which is developed by Mava industrial and commercial firm (Kyiv) is 58,000 square meters in area, while the gross leasing area is 40,000 square meters.

The center will also include a multilevel parking area for 1,000 cars. The amount of investment in the realization of the project has not been disclosed.

Mava industrial and commercial firm was established in 1998. The firm operates on the real estate market.

In 2010, the company cut its net loss by 33% on 2009, to Hr 21.26 million. The uncompleted construction expanded by 5.6% in 2010, to Hr 649.68 million.

According to market players, Mava is affiliated with Vadym Marisenko, who ran for the post of Kyiv mayor post from the Agrarian Party of Ukraine in 2008.

Marisenko now is head of the social and economic development commission of Kyiv City Council.]]>