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Closing of EX.ua sparks intense cyberwarfare Authorities shut down main Ukrainian file-sharing website.
Feb 2 at 23:47 | Yuriy Onyshkiv
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
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
McDonald’s to boost presence in Ukraine as other fast-food giants prepare to roll in Global fast food giant McDonald’s plans to boost investment into Ukraine in 2012 by 25 percent compared to last year, pumping some Hr 200 million ($25 million) into upgrades of existing restaurants and launching up to four new ones, the group’s vice president and managing director in Ukraine Ian Borden told Interfax-Ukraine news agency.
Jan 24 at 17:23 | Kyiv Post Staff
Executive says complaint against Ukraine to Energy Community not official yet BRUSSELS – Complaints by an energy company of one of Ukraine's neighboring countries against Kyiv to the Energy Community (EC) do not have official status yet, Director of the Energy Community Secretariat Slavtcho Neykov has said.
Feb 3 at 22:01 | Interfax-Ukraine
UIA, Air France sign agreement on joint operation of routes Ukraine International Airlines (UIA, Kyiv) has signed a code sharing agreement on the joint operation of routes with Air France-KLM, Europe's largest air carrier, UIA Press Secretary Yevhenia Satska has told Interfax-Ukraine.
Jan 17 at 17:32 | Interfax-Ukraine
High-end banking thrives as retail banking scales down While other financial services are hurting from a second wave of the global financial crisis, private banking for high-end customers is going against the tide.
Jan 19 at 23:22 | Jakub Parusinski
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
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
Dragon Capital sharply cuts Ukraine GDP growth forecast, sees big risks for economy With prospects for the global economy deteriorating, Kyiv-based investment bank Dragon Capital downgraded its 2012 real gross domestic product forecast for Ukraine to 2.2 percent from 4 percent, citing falling global demand for Ukraine’s top export – steel.
Jan 14 at 11:27 | Interfax-Ukraine
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
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
Opinion: Ukraine, IMF not ready to take steps to reach a compromise Experts have predicted that the talks between Kyiv and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the provision of loans to Ukraine will not be successful.
Jan 30 at 14:47 | Interfax-Ukraine
McDonald's to increase investment in Ukraine by 25% in 2012 McDonald's Ukraine, an enterprise with foreign investment, is planning in 2012 to increase investment in Ukraine to Hr 200 million, which is 25% up on 2011, Vice President East Division & Managing Director McDonald's Ukraine Ian Borden has said.
Jan 23 at 18:48 | Interfax-Ukraine
Lawmakers may soon crack down on use of unregistered cell phones Parliament is considering a draft law that would ban use of cell phones not registered in Ukraine, a move that could cause headaches for foreigners wanting to stay in the country for more than three months and use their devices.
Feb 2 at 23:25 | Maryna Irkliyenko