Section: News & Summaries

      One Year Later, Ukraine’s Patrol Police Enjoy Massive Spike in Trust
      May11

      One Year Later, Ukraine’s Patrol Police Enjoy Massive Spike in Trust

      If one were to merely follow national politics in Ukraine, it would be easy to become discouraged about the state of reforms. Headlines from top media suggest that Ukraine’s longstanding oligarchic power structures and institutionalized corruption have persisted in the wake of the Revolution of Dignity, frustrating citizens and the...

      Ukroboronprom boasts own military products in impressive video
      May11

      Ukroboronprom boasts own military products in impressive video

      Ukraine`s major state-owned arms manufacturer Ukroboronprom has published an impressive video presenting the achievements of the Ukrainian defense industry.”Kyiv armored plant – the pride of Ukrainian defense industry. The powerful military equipment, which is produced by Ukroboronprom, is appreciated both by our armed forces and foreign...

      Armenian representative to Eurovision-2016 waves Nagorno-Karabakh flag on air, sparks controversy
      May11

      Armenian representative to Eurovision-2016 waves Nagorno-Karabakh flag on air, sparks controversy

      Iveta Mukuchyan from Armenia stirred up controversy during tonight`s semi final after she waved the Nagorno-Karabakh flag during the voting recap. When a Swedish journalist from national tabloid Aftonbladet asked her about it at the press conference, the Armenian representative explained that she ”just wants peace on the borders,” according to...

      NBU streamlines internal audit procedure in Ukrainian banks
      May11

      NBU streamlines internal audit procedure in Ukrainian banks

      The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has approved a new resolution streamlining the internal audit organization in Ukrainian banks, according to a posting on the regulator`s website.The resolution was developed in accordance with the requirements of Ukrainian legislation and international standards and is implemented within the framework of the...

      Ukraine starts flour exports by sea
      May11

      Ukraine starts flour exports by sea

      PJSC State Food and Grain Corporation of Ukraine has carried out flour shipments worth 5,000 tonnes to Libya for the first time using a sea route, the Corporation`s press service reported referring to Director of Processing Department Viacheslav Tsehelnyk.”The State Food and Grain Corporation of Ukraine has successfully fulfilled a contract...

      Let’s Do the Numbers: What Would Ukraine’s Parliament Look Like if Elections Were Held Today?
      May11

      Let’s Do the Numbers: What Would Ukraine’s Parliament Look Like if Elections Were Held Today?

      Ukraine will likely avoid early parliamentary elections this year. Some analysts feared that early elections would bring populists to power, while others reasoned that they might bring more reformers into parliament. Barring a collapse of the thin parliamentary majority that made Volodomyr Groisman Ukraine’s prime minister on April 14, he...

      Financial aid to Ukraine in 2016 to be limited to IMF tranche, U.S. and EU loans  – expert
      May11

      Financial aid to Ukraine in 2016 to be limited to IMF tranche, U.S. and EU loans – expert

      The situation on the Ukrainian interbank currency market will remain volatile, and the financial assistance to Ukraine from its official creditors this year will come in the form of the next bailout tranche under the IMF`s Extended Fund Facility (EFF) approved in March 2015 and related loans from the U.S. government and the European Union, chief...

      Ukraine, China agree to simplify visa regime
      May11

      Ukraine, China agree to simplify visa regime

      Ukraine and China have agreed on implementing steps to soften mutual visa regime, that`s according to a statement by Ukraine`s Ministry of Foreign Affairs following negotiations between heads of Ukraine`s and China`s consular services, Ukraine Today reported.”We reached an agreement in principle on undertaking mutual steps to simplify the...

      Ukraine`s public debt in March increases to $65.2 bln
      May11

      Ukraine`s public debt in March increases to $65.2 bln

      Ukraine`s state and government-guaranteed debt in late March totaled $65.237 billion, which was higher by $887 million, or 1.4%, compared to late February.Ukraine`s state and government-guaranteed debt estimated in the national currency in late March amounted to UAH 1.710 trillion, which was lower by UAH 30.558 billion, or 1.8%, as compared to...

      Up to 64 killed in car bomb attack in Iraq`s Baghdad – media
      May11

      Up to 64 killed in car bomb attack in Iraq`s Baghdad – media

      The death toll from a car bomb attack at a marketplace in eastern Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Wednesday, rose to 64 people killed and 87 others wounded, an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua.”The police report said that 64 people were killed and 87 others wounded in the car bomb explosion in Sadr City marketplace,” the source said on condition...