Section: News & Summaries

      Kryukivsky Railcar Building Plant boosts production by 6 times
      Apr11

      Kryukivsky Railcar Building Plant boosts production by 6 times

      PJSC Kryukivsky Railcar Building Plant in January-March 2016 increased the production of freight railcars by 5.9 times year-over-year, or by 64 railcars, to 77 units, as stated in the company`s report submitted to the city executive committee in Kremenchuk. It is noted that the plant did not produce any passenger railcars in the reporting...

      Bloomberg: Ukraine Bonds rally as premier quitting clears way for overhaul
      Apr11

      Bloomberg: Ukraine Bonds rally as premier quitting clears way for overhaul

      Ukraine`s bonds rose the most in a month after Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk resigned, boosting speculation a new cabinet will help end two months of infighting and pave the way for resuming international aid payments, Bloomberg reported.The yield on the eastern European nation`s $1.65 billion note due September 2019 fell 26 basis points to...

      Kremlin says Yatsenyuk ”no great contributor” to normalizing Ukraine-Russia ties
      Apr11

      Kremlin says Yatsenyuk ”no great contributor” to normalizing Ukraine-Russia ties

      The Kremlin`s spokesman Dmitry Peskov commented on the Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk`s resignation, saying that Moscow hopes that the Minsk-2 deal will be implemented after the change of the head of the Ukrainian government, an UNIAN correspondent in Russia reported from Peskov`s Moscow briefing.”Indeed, Mr. Yatsenyuk will not be...

      Russia delivers 1st batch of S-300 missile systems to Iran
      Apr11

      Russia delivers 1st batch of S-300 missile systems to Iran

      Foreign Ministry Spokesman Jaberi Ansari who was speaking in his weekly press conference announced the implementation of the first phase of S-300 missile contract between Iran and Russia, according to Mehr News Agency.Hossein Jaberi Ansari also reaffirmed the upcoming visit of EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini who is scheduled to arrive...

      Ukraine intel: 14 Russian soldiers killed, 19 wounded near Avdiyivka
      Apr11

      Ukraine intel: 14 Russian soldiers killed, 19 wounded near Avdiyivka

      14 Russian soldiers were killed and another 19 were injured in a clash near the town of Avdiyivka, according to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry. According to intelligence reports, ”constant attempts to attack the Ukrainian troops near Avdiyivka resulted in increased losses of the 1st (Komsomolske), 3rd...

      Bloc of Petro Poroshenko says two factions to enter Rada coalition
      Apr11

      Bloc of Petro Poroshenko says two factions to enter Rada coalition

      MP from the Bloc of Petro Poroshenko faction, Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Legal Policy and Justice Sergey Alexeev has said that the parliamentary coalition will consist of two parliamentary factions – the People`s Front and the Bloc of Petro Poroshenko, the press service of the party reported.”We are ready to take...

      NBU introduces into circulation revamped 500 hryvnia banknote
      Apr11

      NBU introduces into circulation revamped 500 hryvnia banknote

      On 11 April 2016, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) will put the revamped 500 hryvnia banknote of 2015 design with enhanced security features into circulation, the regulator reported on its website. ”The new banknote retains the same dimensions as those of the previously issued banknote with the same face value. The color of the banknote remains...

      Poroshenko to dissolve Rada if there is no new Coalition, Govt this week – Kubiv
      Apr11

      Poroshenko to dissolve Rada if there is no new Coalition, Govt this week – Kubiv

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko will submit to the Verkhovna Rada the nomination for the post of a prime minister immediately after receiving the relevant proposal from the coalition, presidential envoy in parliament, MP from the Bloc of Petro Poroshenko Stepan Kubiv said during the Conciliation Board, according to an UaPosition...

      Iraq boosts oil production to record before talks to cap output
      Apr11

      Iraq boosts oil production to record before talks to cap output

      Iraq increased crude output to a record level in March, ahead of a meeting of members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and other producers in Qatar on capping production to curb a global glut, according to Bloomberg.Crude output in OPEC`s second-biggest producer rose to 4.55 million barrels a day last month from...

      Russian GRU officers taken to court in helmets, bulletproof vests
      Apr11

      Russian GRU officers taken to court in helmets, bulletproof vests

      Two Russian GRU officers Alexander Alexandrov and Yevgeniy Yerofeyev have been taken to court hearing in protective gear.A photo was published on Facebook by journalist Alyona Lunkova.The guards escorted Russian GRU officers in bulletproof vests and helmets.In the courtroom, Aleksandrov and Yerofeyev had the protective gear removed.As UaPosition...