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Akhmetov’s shopping spree The latest wave of non-competitive Ukrainian privatizations of multibillion-dollar energy assets has left at least one Ukrainian happy.
Jan 26 at 21:54 | Vlad Lavrov
Top hotels to open in Kyiv, adding nearly 1,700 rooms Around a decade ago, Ukraine’s capital city Kyiv had no five-star hotels.
Feb 9 at 22:40 | Yuriy Onyshkiv
Former Canadian official: Ukraine can become energy self-sufficient Ukraine, which is heavily dependent upon Russia for its current natural gas needs, has the capacity to become self sufficient, says former Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach.
Jan 27 at 18:02 | Marco Levytsky
DTEK’s CEO rebuts critics of latest privatizations The recent spree of rushed and uncompetitive privatizations of Ukrainian energy assets, including some of the last blue-chip properties, has prompted a wave of criticism among Ukrainian and foreign experts.
Feb 2 at 23:35 | Vlad Lavrov
Ukraine doubles gas imports MOSCOW - Ukraine's national oil and gas company Naftogaz Ukrainy more than doubled its selection of imported gas in the middle of last week as compared to the first half of this month.
Jan 23 at 09:46 | Interfax-Ukraine
Paper: Gazprom expected to pay for stake in Ukrainian gas system with shares MOSCOW - Gazprom and Ukraine have still not signed a new contract because the Russian gas giant did not just want a stake in Ukraine's gas transport system (GTS), but also expected to pay for it with its own shares rather than cash, Vedomosti reported on Friday.
Jan 20 at 13:26 | Interfax-Ukraine
Ambassador: Russia, Ukraine heading for ratifying CIS free trade agreement Russia and Ukraine will simultaneously ratify a CIS free trade agreement and will reach an agreement on the Russian Black Sea Fleet's presence in Crimea in the near future, Russian Ambassador to Ukraine Mikhail Zurabov has said.
3 days ago at 15:46 | Interfax-Ukraine
Yanukovych urges tax, other regulatory authorities to stop pressure on business Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has urged the tax agency and other regulatory authorities to stop putting pressure on business.
Feb 7 at 15:32 | Interfax-Ukraine
Boiko: Tymoshenko government valued Ukrainian gas pipelines at $7 billion The Tymoshenko government valued Ukraine's gas pipeline system at $7 billion, the country's energy and coal minister, Yuriy Boiko, said on TV Channel 5, commenting on a statement by the former prime minister, Yulia Tymoshenko, that the system was worth $200 billion.
Feb 7 at 10:43 | Interfax-Ukraine
Farmers, bankers ask Ukrainian leaders to amend land market bill Several agricultural associations and the banking community have asked the country's leadership to prevent the adoption of certain provisions of bill No. 9001-d "On the Land Market", relating to limitations on legal entities' rights to use and acquire agricultural land.
Feb 6 at 19:49 | Interfax-Ukraine
Kyiv to challenge 'gas contracts' in Stockholm Arbitration Tribunal Ukrainian leadership will have to challenge gas contract with Russia in Stockholm Arbitration Tribunal so to protect Ukraine's national energy interests, according to an independent expert in the energy sphere, Oleksandr Narbut.
Feb 6 at 11:58 | Interfax-Ukraine
Antitrust agency permits DTEK to buy 25% stake in Dniproenergo The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine has permitted the largest private vertically integrated energy holding – DTEK – to acquire a 25% stake in Zaporizhia-based Dniproenergo, an electricity generating company, First Deputy Head of the committee, Rafael Kuzmin, said at a press conference in Kyiv on Thursday.
Feb 2 at 14:50 | Interfax-Ukraine
World Bank appoints new country director for Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova The World Bank has announced the appointment of Qimiao Fan as director for Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova, the bank has said in a statement.
Feb 1 at 13:10 | Interfax-Ukraine
Boiko: Ukraine not afraid of possible halt in gas supplies from Russia Ukraine is not afraid of possible disruptions to gas supplies from Russia, Ukrainian Energy and Coal Industry Minister Yuriy Boiko has said.
Feb 1 at 11:46 | Interfax-Ukraine
Brussels expects answer from Moscow on its participation in gas talks with Kyiv BRUSSELS - The European Commission expects an answer from Russia to its proposal to become a third party in gas talks between Moscow and Kyiv, EU Energy Commissioner Gunther Oettinger told Interfax-Ukraine in Brussels on Tuesday.
Jan 31 at 15:55 | Interfax-Ukraine