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Business news you can use

Ukraine has entirely switched over to using the IBAN system for bank payments. The transition will make it easier to do bank transfers and help to bring Ukraine’s payment space into line with the European Union’s.

The Danish firm BIIR managed to defeat attempted corporate raiding in court. It was a long and hard-fought battle. Now, director Thomas Sillesen is taking aim at the two judges allegedly responsible for raiding his firm. So far, however, the executive branch has been unwilling to take action.

Political and international news

Russia’s state propagandists have thoughts on Iran shooting down Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752: America is to blame, even if Iran did it.

Ukraine knew that Iran had shot down flight PS752 long before this became public. But Kyiv withheld the information to avoid antagonizing Tehran. The Washington Post provides an inside look into the Ukrainian diplomacy at the center of the investigation into the crash.