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      Missing EgyptAir jet: 2 bodies, floating objects found in search area
      May19

      Missing EgyptAir jet: 2 bodies, floating objects found in search area

      An EgyptAir jet carrying 66 passengers and crew from Paris to Cairo disappeared from radar over the Mediterranean south of Greece on Thursday, with Athens saying the plane swerved in mid-air before plunging from cruising height and vanishing, Reuters reports.Greek state television said aircraft debris had been found in the sea during a search for...

      Prozorro e-procurement system gets int`l award
      May19

      Prozorro e-procurement system gets int`l award

      The World Procurement Awards (WPA) has distinguished Ukrainian e-procurement system Prozorro with its Public Sector Award, according to a posting on the WPA website.The winners in each category were announced during a ceremony held in London on May 18.The Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine notes this is the first time when the...

      NATO Foreign Ministers sign Accession Protocol with Montenegro
      May19

      NATO Foreign Ministers sign Accession Protocol with Montenegro

      Today, May 19, all 28 NATO Foreign Ministers signed the Accession Protocol for Montenegro, according to an UaPosition correspondent reporting from Brussels.The decision is ”a clear sign that NATO`s door remains open for partners that share and promote our values,” said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaking at a joint press conference...

      Experts mention two factors behind buckwheat price hikes in Ukraine
      May19

      Experts mention two factors behind buckwheat price hikes in Ukraine

      Buckwheat price hikes in some cases go as high as UAH 45 per kilo with the average price being UAH 32.28 per kilo, as available stocks of up to 5,000 tonnes in warehouses (vs. 128,000 tonnes harvested last year) are being depleted while intermediary agents and retailers are engaged in speculative activity, according to the Ukrainian Agrarian...

      The Daily Beast: Death of free media in Russia
      May19

      The Daily Beast: Death of free media in Russia

      An earthquake has shaken Russia`s battered media landscape. In one day, on Friday, May 13, Russia`s biggest independent media holding company, RBC (Russian Business Consulting), lost three top editors — Yelizaveta Osetinskaya, editor in chief of the overall media group; Maksim Solyus, editor of the RBC newspaper; and Roman Badanin, editor of its...

      Ukraine`s chief banker estimates banking transparency at 98%
      May19

      Ukraine`s chief banker estimates banking transparency at 98%

      National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Governor Valeriya Gontareva says the transparency of the Ukrainian banking system is currently estimated at 98%, with only a few small banks having failed by now to get documents about their ownership structure verified.Gontareva noted that two years ago the situation was totally different when 27% of the banking...

      Ukraine intel: Russian have deployed several dozen multiple rocket system in Donbas
      May19

      Ukraine intel: Russian have deployed several dozen multiple rocket system in Donbas

      Russian proxies have deployed 40 Grad, four Smerch and three Uragan multiple rocket launcher systems (MRLS) in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry`s Main Intelligence Directorate. ”In particular, the intelligence has recorded 11 cases of violation of the Minsk agreements and spotted 40 Grad MRLS near the towns of...

      Hryvnia trades at UAH 25.30 to dollar on interbank market
      May19

      Hryvnia trades at UAH 25.30 to dollar on interbank market

      Hryvnia quotations against the dollar on the interbank currency market on Thursday set at UAH 25.25/25.30 to the dollar by the middle of trade, a broker at a commercial bank has told an UaPosition correspondent.Hryvnia quotes against the euro have settled at UAH 28.3430/28.3960, while those against the Russian ruble have settled at UAH...

      Two Ukrainian soldiers killed, two wounded in Donbas in last day
      May19

      Two Ukrainian soldiers killed, two wounded in Donbas in last day

      Two Ukrainian soldiers were killed and another two were wounded in the Donbas conflict zone in the last 24 hours, head of the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) headquarters, Colonel Oleksandr Motuzianyk said at a briefing on Thursday, according to an UaPosition correspondent. See map in full size ”In the last day, we lost two...

      Ukraine`s central bank hopes for three IMF loan tranches by year-end
      May19

      Ukraine`s central bank hopes for three IMF loan tranches by year-end

      Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Dmytro Solohub says Ukraine may receive three loan tranches from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by the end of this year.”Currently the program is based on late March indicators. The decision on the disbursement of the next tranche will be taken in July. The review based on July...