Section: News & Summaries

      Remotely controlled improvised device causes blast on Monday in Kharkiv – the prosecutor’s office
      Jan20

      Remotely controlled improvised device causes blast on Monday in Kharkiv – the prosecutor’s office

      UKRAINE-INVESTIGATION-K UKRAINE-INVESTIGATION-KHARKIV-DEVICE Remotely controlled improvised device causes blast on Monday in Kharkiv – the prosecutor’s office A remotely controlled improvised device detonated near the building of Moskovsky district court in Kharkiv in the evening of January 19. The spokesman for the prosecutor’s...

      President to hold a series of meetings at World Economic Forum in Davos
      Jan20

      President to hold a series of meetings at World Economic Forum in Davos

      President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko will deliver a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos and hold a series of meetings with the world-famous economists, politicians and entrepreneurs. The parties will discuss, among other issues, overcoming the economic crisis, attracting the investments in Ukraine, foreign political situation, the...

      Gazprom charges Ukraine $ 2.44 bln
      Jan20

      Gazprom charges Ukraine $ 2.44 bln

      OAO Gazprom has sent to NAK Naftogaz Ukrainy the letter charging the debt of USD 2.44 billion for Russian gas supplied earlier, Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller said at the meeting with Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev, RIA Novosti reported. Gazprom CEO said that the debt with interest accounted for USD 2.44 billion. He added that gas discount of...

      Bank mergers to be possible within three months – National Bank of Ukraine
      Jan20

      Bank mergers to be possible within three months – National Bank of Ukraine

      National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) initiates the introduction of a simplified procedure for banks and corporations mergers and acquisitions allowing them to speed up the “absorption” of financial institutions during the period of up to three months. Director of Legal Department of NBU Viktor Novykov announced the news in Kyiv on Tuesday,...

      Yanukovych arrested in absentia
      Jan20

      Yanukovych arrested in absentia

      The Pechersky district court of Kyiv has delivered a judgment on taking former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych into custody. This has been announced by the press service of the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “January 19, 2015, upon the motion of the Prosecutor General’s Office,...

      Ukraine’s industrial manufacturing fell by 10.7% in 2014
      Jan20

      Ukraine’s industrial manufacturing fell by 10.7% in 2014

      Industrial manufacturing in Ukraine has decreased by 10.7% in 2014. According to the State Statistics Committee of Ukraine, ” The index for industrial manufacturing amounted to 97.9% and 82.1%. in December 2014 when compared with the previous month and December 2013 The index for January-December 2014 totaled 89.3%,” the statement said. It...

      NBU to expel govt officials from its board, expand its powers
      Jan20

      NBU to expel govt officials from its board, expand its powers

      The National Bank of Ukraine offers to reduce the membership of the regulator’s board from 15 to nine members while expanding the board’s powers. This was announced by director of the NBU legal department Viktor Novikov, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. “The bill provides for the NBU board to be reduced from 15 to nine...

      Vira Savchenko allowed to meet her sister in Moscow’s prison
      Jan20

      Vira Savchenko allowed to meet her sister in Moscow’s prison

      Vira Savchenko obtained a permission from Russian investigative authorities to meet her imprisoned sister Nadiya Savchenko on 20 January. Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Yevhen Perebyinis announced the news, Radio Liberty reported. “Vira Savchenko along with a Ukrainian lawyer will arrive in Moscow tomorrow. Vira is planning to...

      NBU to completely cleanse banking system by year-end
      Jan20

      NBU to completely cleanse banking system by year-end

      Ukrainian banking system will be completely cleansed from fraudulent and insolvent financial institutions by the end of this year. This was stated by first deputy governor of the NBU Oleksandr Pisaruk at the round-table meeting, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. “We hope that this year this process [cleansing of the banking system] will...

      Ukraine’s energy minister: “Crimean” contract with Russia may be terminated
      Jan20

      Ukraine’s energy minister: “Crimean” contract with Russia may be terminated

      Energy and coal industry minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Demchyshyn admits that the contract, concluded on December 30, 2014 between the state enterprise Ukrinterenerho and the Russian company Inter RAO on electricity imports from Russia to Ukraine, may be terminated. “The contract was signed by the Ukrinterenerho. There are certain...