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      National Bank of Ukraine says inflation growing as projected
      Nov10

      National Bank of Ukraine says inflation growing as projected

      The dynamics of inflation in October, which accelerated to 2.8% to the previous month and up to 12.4% year-over-year, is in line with expectations of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU). According to the regulator, the annual core inflation in October was 6.5% remained almost unchanged compared with September. According to the NBU, the increase in...

      U.S. will remain strong partner of Ukraine – ambassador
      Nov10

      U.S. will remain strong partner of Ukraine – ambassador

      The United States will continue to support Kyiv after the Presidential election in the country, US ambassador to Ukraine Marie L. Yovanovitch said in a statement Wednesday, according to Ukraine Today citing RFE/RL. ”One thing I`m quite certain about, no matter who the next commander in chief is, that through the transition period, through the...

      EU airports allow landing for planes flying to Crimea – media
      Nov10

      EU airports allow landing for planes flying to Crimea – media

      Despite the ban, airports across Europe allow landing to aircraft that also fly to the Russian-occupied Crimea, Ukraine Today reports. The planes that serve regular flights to Simferopil in Russian-occupied Crimea, also conduct transportations to Norway, Italy, German, Denmark, Greece, Austria and other EU countries, according to the...

      Ukrainian bonds fall after Trump`s victory
      Nov10

      Ukrainian bonds fall after Trump`s victory

      Ukrainian bonds fell on speculation Trump will be less willing than his predecessor to protect the eastern European nation from Russian aggression, according to Bloomberg. Yields on the country`s Eurobonds maturing in September 2019 surged 94 basis points to 8.73%. Trump has vowed to improve ties with Russia and review the U.S. position on...

      Some from Trump`s team stand for arming Ukraine – Gongadze
      Nov10

      Some from Trump`s team stand for arming Ukraine – Gongadze

      U.S.-based Ukrainian journalist Myroslava Gongadze says there are people in President-Elect Donald Trump`s team who support the supply of lethal weapons to Ukraine, according to Espreso.TV. ”Trump[`s entourage] has got many pro-Russian representatives who can be tapped to head major security agencies. But there are people beside him who stand for...

      Russian FSB comes up with another story of ”Ukrainian saboteurs” in occupied Crimea
      Nov10

      Russian FSB comes up with another story of ”Ukrainian saboteurs” in occupied Crimea

      The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation claims they detained in the strategic port city of the occupied Crimea, Sevastopol, a group of commandos of the Ukrainian military intelligence, who plotted subversive action on military sites. ”The Federal Security Service November 9, 2016 in Sevastopol detained members of a subversive...

      Ukraine`s Ministry of Foreign Affairs tells Delegation of EU: Further delay in EU visa waiver ”unacceptable”
      Nov10

      Ukraine`s Ministry of Foreign Affairs tells Delegation of EU: Further delay in EU visa waiver ”unacceptable”

      Deputy Minister of Ukraine`s Ministry of Foreign Affairs for European integration Olena Zerkal has told head of the Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine Hugues Mingarelli that a further delay in decision-making on the introduction of EU visa-free travel for Ukrainians is ”unacceptable,” according to the ministry`s website. ”It was stressed...

      Poroshenko signs Odesa governor Saakashvili`s resignation
      Nov10

      Poroshenko signs Odesa governor Saakashvili`s resignation

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed a letter of resignation submitted by Chairman of Odesa Regional State Administration Mikheil Saakashvili. Respective presidential decree No. 500/2016 was posted on the president`s official website. What is more, Poroshenko signed decree No. 499/2016 to dismiss Saakashvili from the post of freelance...

      WSJ peeks into list of people to key jobs in Trump administration
      Nov10

      WSJ peeks into list of people to key jobs in Trump administration

      President-Elect Donald Trump`s transition team, like his campaign operation, has had a much smaller staff than previous Republican nominees, and hasn`t produced the voluminous policy proposals and potential legislation demanded by other candidates, including Mitt Romney four years ago, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). ”The team has...

      Trump isn’t the first mogul elected to power

      Donald Trump is not the only billionaire business tycoon to rise to power through the ballot box. ||| Paris – Donald Trump, the real estate mogul, reality TV star and US President-elect whose worth Forbes estimates at $3.7 billion, joins an ultra-elite group of billionaire business tycoons who have come to power through the ballot box....