Section: News & Summaries

      Raiffeisen Bank Aval shares removed from list of Ukrainian Exchange
      Apr12

      Raiffeisen Bank Aval shares removed from list of Ukrainian Exchange

      The Ukrainian Exchange has delisted shares of Raiffeisen Bank Aval, one of the country`s largest banks in terms of assets, due to its nonconformity with requirements for the inclusion in the second level quotation list, as reported on the stock exchange`s website.”On April 12, 2016 ordinary registered shares of PJSC Raiffeisen Bank Aval were...

      Russian combat helicopter crashes in Syria
      Apr12

      Russian combat helicopter crashes in Syria

      A Mil Mi-28N strike helicopter of the Russian Aerospace Forces has crashed in Syria, two its crewmembers have been killed. The helicopter was not downed, the Russian Defense Ministry`s press service reported on Tuesday.”At 01:29, Moscow time on April 12, 2016, a Mi-28N helicopter of the Russian Aerospace Forces crashed during a mission in the...

      Russian Ombudswoman confirms Sentsov, Kolchenko ”Ukrainian citizens”
      Apr12

      Russian Ombudswoman confirms Sentsov, Kolchenko ”Ukrainian citizens”

      High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation Ella Pamfilova has confirmed the Ukrainian citizenship of film director Oleh Sentsov and activist Oleksandr Kolchenko, according to the official website of the Russian Ombudsperson.”During a visit to Sentsov and Kolchenko, High Commissioner for Human Rights invited them to write a...

      Goldman Sachs to pay $5 bln for misleading investors
      Apr12

      Goldman Sachs to pay $5 bln for misleading investors

      Goldman Sachs Group Inc. will pay $5.1 billion to resolve U.S. allegations that it failed to properly vet mortgage-backed securities before selling them to investors as high-quality debt, according to Bloomberg.New York-based Goldman Sachs, which announced details of the accord in January, will pay a $2.39 billion civil penalty, make $875 million...

      Thousands of offshore companies for Mossack Fonseca managed by stooge directors – The Sunday Times
      Apr12

      Thousands of offshore companies for Mossack Fonseca managed by stooge directors – The Sunday Times

      The Sunday Times reports that it has compiled a list of companies in Panama set up by Mossack Fonseca and its associates, as well the directors, shareholders and legal agents of those companies.Many of those directors are stooges, paid by Mossack Fonseca to conceal the identity of the true owners, The Sunday Times writes.One of them is even...

      G7: Donbas elections should be held under Ukrainian law, monitored by OSCE
      Apr12

      G7: Donbas elections should be held under Ukrainian law, monitored by OSCE

      Local elections in Donbas should be held in accordance with relevant Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) standards and Ukrainian legislation and monitored by OSCE/ODHIR, according to a joint communique following G7 Foreign Ministers` Meeting in Hiroshima, Japan on April 10-11, 2016, published on the European External...

      Schulz warns of ”implosion of EU”: FAZ
      Apr12

      Schulz warns of ”implosion of EU”: FAZ

      President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz says following the outcome of the Dutch referendum on Ukraine-EU Association Agreement, Europe should not rest on the fallacy that everything will end up well for the whole Union, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported.The President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz warned against...

      Rada extends indefinitely moratorium on ”Russian debt” repayment
      Apr12

      Rada extends indefinitely moratorium on ”Russian debt” repayment

      The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on Tuesday supported the move to extend for an indefinite period the moratorium on repayment of the so-called ”Russian debt,” an UNIAN correspondent reports.242 deputies (with a required minimum threshold of 226 votes) have supported the bill on amendments to Article 4 of the Law of Ukraine ”On peculiarities of the...

      Groysman names his candidates for new government
      Apr12

      Groysman names his candidates for new government

      The candidate for prime minister Volodymyr Groysman has submitted to the Bloc of Petro Poroshenko faction the composition of the new Cabinet of Ministers, Ukrainian online newspaper Ukrainska Pravda reported.According to the proposal, Vitaliy Kovalchuk will become First Deputy Prime Minister, whom Groysman opposed last evening.The following...

      Netherlands to announce official results of EU-Ukraine referendum today afternoon
      Apr12

      Netherlands to announce official results of EU-Ukraine referendum today afternoon

      On April 12, the Electoral Council of the Netherlands will announce the official results of the referendum on the ratification of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU.The announcement of the results is scheduled for 16:00 (17:00 Kyiv time).As UaPosition reported earlier, on April 6, the Netherlands held an advisory referendum on...