What we’re watching
- Wednesday, June 2 at 3 a.m. Kyiv time: Ukrainian Canadian Congress – Ties that bind: Canada, US, and Ukraine More information here.
- Wednesday, June 2 at 11 a.m. Kyiv time: Reducing non-performing loans at Ukreximbank. Details here.
- Thursday, June 3 at 5 p.m. Kyiv time: Turkish-Russian competition in Ukraine and the Caucasus. Register here.
- Thursday, June 3 at 5 p.m. Kyiv time: London Strategy Council – Stimulating the growth of private equity in Ukraine. Register here.
- Friday, June 4 at 8 p.m. Kyiv time: Atlantic Council – Nord Stream 2: Pipeline to controversy. Register here.
- Monday, June 7-Tuesday, June 8: Zero Corruption Conference. Register here.
- Thursday, June 10 at 6 p.m. Kyiv time: Atlantic Council — Power plays in the Black Sea. Register here.
- Thursday, June 10 at 8 a.m. Kyiv time: 12th European-Ukraine Energy Day. More information here.
- Wednesday, June 16: Biden meets Putin in Geneva, will discuss Ukraine
Top news
- DTEK may sell off mines and power plants to finance green energy investment
- Largest US construction company eyeing Kyiv’s roads for first time
- Parliament bans, imposes fines for thin plastic bags
- Ukraine’s power consumption to decline over next decade, report says
- Germany rejects military aid request from Ukraine
Coronavirus
- COVID-19 vaccine tracker – Financial Times: Bloomberg
- Sign-up for vaccinations in Ukraine
- Red & green zone countries
- COVID-19 in Ukraine: 2,137 new cases, 163 new deaths, 13,937 new vaccinations
Ukrainian oligarchs: Ihor Kolomoisky
In April, President Volodymyr Zelensky ordered the National Security and Defense Council to draw a bill that would limit the powers of Ukrainian oligarchs. For years, Ukrainian oligarchs have used economic might and political influence to bend Ukrainian legislation for personal gain. Now, in the president’s words, Ukrainian oligarchs must eventually turn into law-abiding businessmen. Yet, two years into Zelensky’s presidency, the four top Ukrainian oligarchs are still holding strong, having little checks on their influence over media, industry, and Ukrainian politics.
Business
OECD sees 5.8% growth worldwide in 2021
Zerkal appointed advisor to energy minister
Head of Dnipro customs post caught in repeated bribery
More than half of Ukrainians not planning vacation this year – survey
Metinvest EBITDA earnings increase to nearly $1.5 billion in Q1 2021
DTEK working to reduce its debt burden – CEO
DTEK expects arbitration award on Krymenergo in summer of 2022
List of most profitable companies in Ukraine in 2020
After launch of Nord Stream 2, Russia to disconnect Ukraine completely from transit to EU – Zelensky
State ready to act as co-investor in Ukrainian oil refinery – President’s Office
Ukraine makes first payment of $40.75 million on GDP warrants
Ukraine makes headway in land reform
Business Wire
12th European-Ukrainian Energy Day
Support TIU Canada in the battle for the energy independence of Ukraine! (VIDEO)
Support TIU Canada in the battle for the energy independence of Ukraine
In a global race for investments, Ukraine is asleep at the wheel
5 reasons to invest in apartments for business tourism in Kyiv
Host your event in the Kyiv Post studio!
Open Letter to Prime Minister from Ambassador of Canada to Ukraine
Time to liquidate Cyprus or other offshore companies?
Bankruptcy in Ukraine: key features
Opinions
Vladimir Socor: Four setbacks to Western credibility in Ukraine (Part 2)
Peter Dickinson: Why Eurovision is Ukraine’s soft power secret weapon
Edward Lucas: Belarus won this battle. Who will win the war?
Group of authors: Ending Ukraine’s memory wars
Tadeusz Giczan: Raising the price of Putin’s Belarus plaything
Oleksiy Goncharenko: Biden-Putin summit
Wall Street Journal: The Open Skies Treaty closes
Halya Coynash: Vital law will help defend Crimean Tatars
Anna Nemtsova: The lavish lives of the Kremlin’s ultra-rich daughters
Halya Coynash: FSB torture Ukrainian 84 years after NKVD killed his grandfather
From the archives: Kyiv Post Doing Business
The newspaper’s 7th annual guide is at the printer and will be distributed starting Friday, June 4, 2021. In the meantime, the PDF version is already available to subscribers as well as previous years’ editions, dating back to 2015. Check out this authoritative guide today!
