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      Hryvnia strengthens to UAH 25.80 to dollar on interbank market
      Nov21

      Hryvnia strengthens to UAH 25.80 to dollar on interbank market

      Hryvnia quotations against the dollar on the interbank currency market on Monday strengthened to UAH 25.77/25.80 to the dollar by the middle of trade, a broker at a commercial bank has told an UNIAN correspondent. Thus, the national currency has strengthened by five kopiykas against the U.S. dollar as compared to the opening of trade. Hryvnia...

      Ukrainian Foreign Minister calls ”alternatives” to Minsk pact
      Nov21

      Ukrainian Foreign Minister calls ”alternatives” to Minsk pact

      Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin says that the alternative to the Minsk agreements could be Russia`s destabilization of Ukraine and freezing of the Donbas conflict. ”We all know that the Minsk agreements are commitments, in particular, political commitments on the part of Russia… The alternative to Minsk is [conflict] freezing and...

      Finance Ministry names laws needed to get IMF`s next tranche
      Nov21

      Finance Ministry names laws needed to get IMF`s next tranche

      Ukraine should adopt four key bills in order to get the next tranche of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) before the end of the year, Ukrainian Finance Minister Oleksandr Danyliuk told Ukrainian newspaper Ekonomichna Pravda. ”Firstly, the pension reform, which aims at balancing the system not only as of today, but also in the medium and long...

      Ukraine Def. Ministry says FSB directing counterintel soap opera in Crimea
      Nov21

      Ukraine Def. Ministry says FSB directing counterintel soap opera in Crimea

      Ukrainian Defense Ministry spokesman for Anti-Terrorist Operation issues Andriy Lysenko has dubbed yet another detention of Ukrainian citizens in Crimea whom the Russia labeled ”saboteurs” continuation of the FSB`s soap opera of fakes. ”Now we are witnessing a continuation of the Russian FSB`s soap opera of fakes titled `Wherever you look – they...

      Fillon, Juppe kick off race for support for French presidential ticket
      Nov21

      Fillon, Juppe kick off race for support for French presidential ticket

      Francois Fillon heads into a runoff campaign for France`s conservative presidential ticket on Monday as favorite after winning the endorsement of ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy whom he ousted from the race after a stunning late surge in polls, according to Reuters. Fillon is up against another former prime minister, Alain Juppe, who has a week to...

      German-Ukrainian Fund to invest EUR 18 mln in development of SMBs
      Nov21

      German-Ukrainian Fund to invest EUR 18 mln in development of SMBs

      The German-Ukrainian Fund, where the members are the National Bank and the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, and German development bank KfW, is ready to invest a total of EUR 18 million in the development of small and medium-sized businesses in Ukraine, as reported on the NBU website with reference to the statement by Director of NBU Financial...

      NATO General: Too early to make conclusions about Trump`s actions as president
      Nov21

      NATO General: Too early to make conclusions about Trump`s actions as president

      NATO General Petr Pavel has said that ”it is too early” to draw conclusions about the political actions of the newly elected President of the United States, Donald Trump, based only on his campaign statements. ”I believe that we have to clearly distinguish what has been said during the election campaign and what will follow after it,” he said in...

      Naftogaz tells of consequences for Gazprom in case it loses Stockholm arbitration
      Nov21

      Naftogaz tells of consequences for Gazprom in case it loses Stockholm arbitration

      If Ukraine`s oil and gas giant NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine wins its battle with Gazprom in the Stockholm arbitration court, Russia`s gas giant will annually pay $4 billion more for gas transit via Ukraine, Chief Commercial Officer of NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine Yuriy Vitrenko wrote on Facebook ahead of the hearing regarding the transit contract, which...

      Russia claims another two Ukraine ”saboteurs” in occupied Crimea detained
      Nov21

      Russia claims another two Ukraine ”saboteurs” in occupied Crimea detained

      The court in the Russian-occupied Crimea has ruled to hold in custody another two ”Ukrainian saboteurs” after their detention by the FSB in a spree of arrests the Russian security service said were connected with a crackdown on an alleged subversive plot of the Ukrainian military intel against the peninsula`s critical infrastructure and military...

      China`s relationship with U.S. ”at hinge moment” – Chinese President
      Nov21

      China`s relationship with U.S. ”at hinge moment” – Chinese President

      Chinese President Xi Jinping has said he hopes for a ”smooth transition” in ties with the U.S. after a final meeting with Barack Obama at the APEC summit in Peru, according to Deutsche Welle. ”I hope the two sides will work together to focus on cooperation, manage our differences, and make sure there is a smooth transition in the relationship and...