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      Ukraine sends UAH 2.8 bln in budget funds for rebuilding Donbas – local official
      Sep21

      Ukraine sends UAH 2.8 bln in budget funds for rebuilding Donbas – local official

      Chairman of the Donetsk military and civil administration Pavlo Zhebrivskyi says UAH 2.8 billion (about U.S. 108 million) in budget funds has been allocated for rebuilding the damaged infrastructure of Donbas region, according to Ukrainian news agency RBC Ukraine. ”It took a year to have UAH 2.8 billion transferred in the treasury accounts of...

      Canada immigration minister: No visa exemption for Ukrainians in near term
      Sep21

      Canada immigration minister: No visa exemption for Ukrainians in near term

      Canadian Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship John McCallum says Canada will not review requirements in the near future for Ukrainian nationals to be exempted from visa. ”Given the importance of Canada`s relationship with Ukraine, officials have been closely monitoring migration trends and country conditions in Ukraine. At this time,...

      State Property Fund of Ukraine says four investors interested in Odesa chemical plant
      Sep21

      State Property Fund of Ukraine says four investors interested in Odesa chemical plant

      Head of the State Property Fund of Ukraine (SPFU) Ihor Bilous says four investors have shown interest in acquiring 99.6% of shares in the country`s major chemical producer, the Odesa Port-Side Chemical Plant (OPP). ”Currently, there are at least four potential bidders in the auction for the OPP sale,” Bilous wrote on Facebook. As was reported...

      Ukraine Supreme Court rejects Gazprom`s appeal against $3.4 bln monopoly fine
      Sep21

      Ukraine Supreme Court rejects Gazprom`s appeal against $3.4 bln monopoly fine

      The Supreme Court of Ukraine has refused to consider a claim filed by Russian gas monopoly Gazprom seeking to challenge a decision by the Anti-monopoly Committee of Ukraine (ACU) to fine the company UAH 85 billion (about $3.4 billion) for abusing monopoly on Ukraine`s gas transit market. A relevant court decision was published in the national...

      Vladimir Putin is the man to watch at the UN as he deepens Russia`s role in the Middle East
      Sep21

      Vladimir Putin is the man to watch at the UN as he deepens Russia`s role in the Middle East

      Vladimir Putin is the man to watch on the global stage these days, the assertive Russian president who casts himself as a peacemaker even as he plays a troublemaker, according to the Los Angeles Times. From cyberspace to the Middle East, he has reset large parts of the international agenda and kept the White House and its allies off balance and...

      Biden to Poroshenko: Steps taken to go ahead with $1 bln loan guarantee
      Sep21

      Biden to Poroshenko: Steps taken to go ahead with $1 bln loan guarantee

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has met with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly, during which the U.S. official informed that all policy steps had been taken to go ahead with the issuance of Ukraine`s third U.S. sovereign loan guarantee of up to U.S. $1 billion, according...

      Retail trade turnover in Ukraine grew in eight months-State Statistics Service
      Sep21

      Retail trade turnover in Ukraine grew in eight months-State Statistics Service

      Retail trade turnover in Ukraine grew by 3.1% in January-August 2016, as compared to the same period last year (in constant prices), amounting to UAH 731.6 billion, according to the State Statistics Service. The highest retail turnover growth was recorded in Lviv and Kyiv regions – by 7.7% and 7.3%, to UAH 43.3 billion and UAH 38.5 billion,...

      Oil prices rise on reported U.S. crude stock draw, firm Japan imports
      Sep21

      Oil prices rise on reported U.S. crude stock draw, firm Japan imports

      Oil prices climbed on Wednesday, supported by a reported draw in U.S. crude inventories and by firm import data from Japan, according to Reuters. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were up 1.8%, or 81 cents, at $44.86 a barrel at 0403 GMT. The October contract expired yesterday at $43.44 a barrel and the front-month has now rolled...

      Russian aircraft believed to hit Syria convoy, U.S. officials say
      Sep21

      Russian aircraft believed to hit Syria convoy, U.S. officials say

      The United States believes two Russian aircraft attacked an aid convoy near Aleppo in a strike that shattered a one-week truce, U.S. officials said on Tuesday, but Russia denied involvement, according to Reuters. Despite the military blame game over Monday`s deadly attack, diplomats struggled to save the U.S.-Russian ceasefire agreement that took...

      Ukraine, Greece developing project to launch ferry service
      Sep21

      Ukraine, Greece developing project to launch ferry service

      Ukraine and Greece have agreed to develop a project to launch a ferry crossing service between the two countries, according to the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority. The relevant agreements were reached during the first technical meeting of experts on the development of cooperation between Ukraine and the Republic of Greece in the maritime sector...