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      Groysman comments on failed OPP privatization attempt
      Jul20

      Groysman comments on failed OPP privatization attempt

      The delay in the sale of the Odesa Port-Side Chemical Plant (OPP), one of the country`s largest chemical factories, will not alter the government`s plans to sell state-owned assets, Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said.”I would like to comment on the situation regarding the privatization of OPP,” Groysman wrote on Facebook.”As it is...

      Ukraine, Romania sign agreement to connect gas transportation systems
      Jul20

      Ukraine, Romania sign agreement to connect gas transportation systems

      Operators of the gas transportation systems (GTSs) of Ukraine and Romania have signed an agreement to connect their GTSs at the Isakcha point located on the Ukrainian-Romanian border, near Orlivka (Ukraine) and Isaccea (Romania), which will enable the transit of gas to Bulgaria and Greece, according to the press service of Ukrtransgaz, operator...

      IMF loan tranche for Ukraine delayed
      Jul20

      IMF loan tranche for Ukraine delayed

      The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ukraine`s key creditor, has not included the Ukrainian issue on the agenda of its upcoming meetings scheduled until July 29 (inclusive).It is reported that the IMF`s executive directors will review the economic situation in 10 countries, including China, Ireland, Korea and the United...

      Families of killed Euromaidan victims demand justice, prompt trial
      Jul20

      Families of killed Euromaidan victims demand justice, prompt trial

      A court hearing in the criminal case of the murder of Euromaidan protesters in central Kyiv Feb 18-20, 2014, took place in Kyiv this week. The accused are five former special police unit – Berkut members, who are charged with the killing of several dozen civilians, according to Ukraine Today.During the previous court hearing in May, the...

      Gas tariffs may be revised downwards depending on gas purchase prices – Ukraine PM
      Jul20

      Gas tariffs may be revised downwards depending on gas purchase prices – Ukraine PM

      Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman has said gas tariffs may be revised downwards if the purchase price of gas imported by the country is reduced.”We have set the maximum price of gas, which cannot be above [this level], and if the [purchase] price of gas is lower, then the price [set by the government] will also be adjusted,” Groysman...

      Ukraine`s President orders immediate probe of journalist`s death
      Jul20

      Ukraine`s President orders immediate probe of journalist`s death

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has instructed the law enforcement agencies to investigate the death of an acclaimed Ukrainian journalist Pavlo Sheremet.”I ordered law enforcement agencies to immediately investigate this crime. Those responsible should be punished,” Poroshenko wrote on Facebook.”A terrible tragedy in Kyiv. That`s a shock...

      Pokemon Go craze have come to Ukraine
      Jul20

      Pokemon Go craze have come to Ukraine

      Pokemon Go was released just two weeks ago and immediately became viral. The latest Ukrainian approach to catching virtual creatures called pokemons is using know-hows, Ukraine Today reports.One of the local companies has started to sell a simple drone system that can fly and cover up to 10 kilometers in less than 20 minutes, according to Ukraine...

      Murder of journalist: Sheremet, his partner Prytula ”complained of being followed” – Media
      Jul20

      Murder of journalist: Sheremet, his partner Prytula ”complained of being followed” – Media

      A journalist working for the Ukrainska Pravda online newspaper, who was killed in a car blast earlier today, (July 20), and his significant other had complained of being followed, according to Novaya Gazeta, citing the couple`s close friends.The car being used by Pavlo Sheremet belonged to Olena Prytula, his common-law wife and the owner of...

      IMF worsens outlook for global economic growth due to Brexit
      Jul20

      IMF worsens outlook for global economic growth due to Brexit

      The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has downgraded its 2016 global growth forecast in the aftermath of the EU referendum in the UK – for the fifth time in 15 months, as stated in the IMF July World Economic Outlook Update.”The outcome of the U.K. vote, which surprised global financial markets, implies the materialization of an important...

      Lutsenko calls journalist`s death ”murder”
      Jul20

      Lutsenko calls journalist`s death ”murder”

      Ukraine`s Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko said an explosive device on Wednesday morning killed Pavlo Sheremet, a journalist working with Ukrainska Pravda and a host on Radio Vesti, in Kyiv.”I received a report from the scene that the death of Pavlo Sheremet is the result of an explosive device [being set off]. This is murder. My condolences to...