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      Justice minister: EU will not lift sanctions against Yanukovych, Klyuyev
      Aug31

      Justice minister: EU will not lift sanctions against Yanukovych, Klyuyev

      European sanctions against former Ukrainian president, Viktor Yanukovych, his son Oleksandr Yanukovych, Andriy Klyuyev and Serhiy Klyuyev will not be lifted, Ukrainian Justice Minister Pavlo Petrenko said on Ukrainian TV Channel 5, RBC-Ukraine reported. ”Sanctions against Yanukovych, his son and the Klyuyev brothers will not be lifted, as the...

      Reuters: SWIFT discloses more cyber thefts, pressures banks on security
      Aug31

      Reuters: SWIFT discloses more cyber thefts, pressures banks on security

      SWIFT, the global financial messaging system, on Tuesday disclosed new hacking attacks on its member banks as it pressured them to comply with security procedures instituted after February`s high-profile $81 million heist at Bangladesh Bank, Reuters reported. In a private letter to clients, SWIFT said that new cyber-theft attempts – some of...

      Russian proxies attack Ukraine 75 times in past 24 hours
      Aug31

      Russian proxies attack Ukraine 75 times in past 24 hours

      Combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 75 times in the past 24 hours – 24 times in the Donetsk sector, 25 times in the Mariupol sector and 26 times in the Luhansk sector – according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation headquarters. In the Donetsk sector, at the beginning of the day,...

      Merkel admits mistakes made in Germany, EU with refugee crisis
      Aug31

      Merkel admits mistakes made in Germany, EU with refugee crisis

      Germany and other European Union countries turned a blind eye to the refugee crisis building on its external borders for too long, Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a German newspaper interview to be published on Wednesday, according to Reuters. Merkel, who has faced criticism in Germany for launching her policies of welcoming refugees a year ago,...

      Russia amasses 100,000 troops in Donbas, Crimea, Ukraine border – Lysenko
      Aug31

      Russia amasses 100,000 troops in Donbas, Crimea, Ukraine border – Lysenko

      Russia has amassed some 100,000 soldiers in occupied Crimea and Donbas as well as along the eastern border with Ukraine, Andriy Lysenko, administration spokesman for Anti-Terrorist Operation issues, said on Radio Liberty. ”There are some 40,000 troops in Donbas along the northern border and nearly 50,000-60,000 in the east. This group constantly...

      Reuters: Oil prices dip on stronger dollar; rise in U.S. crude stocks data
      Aug31

      Reuters: Oil prices dip on stronger dollar; rise in U.S. crude stocks data

      Crude oil futures fell in early trade on Wednesday as the U.S. dollar held around three-week highs and industry stocks data indicated a build in U.S. crude inventories, Reuters reported. International Brent crude oil futures LCOc1 were trading at $48.27 per barrel at 0052 GMT, down 10 cents, or 0.2%, from their previous close, according to...

      Reuters: Ukraine `very close` to getting next IMF loan tranche – FinMin
      Aug31

      Reuters: Ukraine `very close` to getting next IMF loan tranche – FinMin

      The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is very close to releasing a tranche of aid that would unlock around $2 billion in extra money, Finance Minister Oleksandr Danylyuk said on Tuesday, Reuters reported. ”We are very close and that`s important for us because its an important signal for the markets, for investors and it unlocks other financial...

      Deficit of Ukraine`s foreign trade in goods 1.4 times up in seven months
      Aug31

      Deficit of Ukraine`s foreign trade in goods 1.4 times up in seven months

      The deficit of Ukraine`s foreign trade in goods January through July 2016 was estimated at US$2.529 billion, which was 1.4 times up on the deficit registered in the seven months of 2015 at $1.812 billion. Goods exports in the period under review totaled $17.924 billion, having declined by 11.6% year-over-year, while imports shrank by 7.4%, to...

      NBU cuts official exchange rate to UAH 25.65 to dollar
      Aug31

      NBU cuts official exchange rate to UAH 25.65 to dollar

      The National Bank of Ukraine on Tuesday evening lowered the official hryvnia exchange rate by 17 kopiykas, bringing the national currency to UAH 25.65 to the dollar. The Central Bank set the following official exchange rates of the hryvnia against leading foreign currencies for August 31: $100 costs UAH 2,565.2241 (on August 30, it was UAH...

      Poroshenko`s office elaborates how Ukraine gets ready for possible Russian incursion
      Aug31

      Poroshenko`s office elaborates how Ukraine gets ready for possible Russian incursion

      Spokesman for the Ukrainian Presidential Administration for Anti-Terrorist Operation issues Colonel Andriy Lysenko assures that Ukraine`s armed forces are ready to deter a possible incursion by Russian troops into Ukrainian territory, according to TV Channel 112 Ukraine. ”What has been happening, what forces are arriving from the Russian...