Section: News & Summaries

      NBU strengthens official exchange rate to UAH 24.80 to dollar
      Aug05

      NBU strengthens official exchange rate to UAH 24.80 to dollar

      The National Bank of Ukraine on Thursday evening strengthened the official hryvnia exchange rate by one kopiyka, bringing the national currency to UAH 24.80 to the dollar. The Central Bank set the following official exchange rates of the hryvnia against leading foreign currencies for August 5: $100 costs UAH 2,480.9076 (on August 4, it was UAH...

      FBI experts analyze composition of explosives planted under Sheremet`s car
      Aug05

      FBI experts analyze composition of explosives planted under Sheremet`s car

      Andriy Shevchenko, procedural prosecutor of the Ukrainian Prosecutor General`s Office, has stated that FBI experts, who have joined Pavlo Sheremet`s murder investigation in Ukraine, are analyzing the chemical composition of the substance which led to the explosion of the journalist`s car. ”The FBI experts, who have been involved [in the...

      Ukraine pledges to fulfill Oplot tank delivery contract with Thailand by mid-2017
      Aug04

      Ukraine pledges to fulfill Oplot tank delivery contract with Thailand by mid-2017

      Ukroboronprom Deputy Director General for foreign economic activity Denis Hurak has stated that a contract for supplying Oplot main battle tanks to Thailand, which was signed in 2011, will be fulfilled by mid-2017. Hurak added that the third batch of Oplot tanks was delivered to the customer in July this year. Kharkiv-based state enterprise...

      Reuters: Turkey`s Erdogan vows to cut off revenues of Gulen-linked businesses
      Aug04

      Reuters: Turkey`s Erdogan vows to cut off revenues of Gulen-linked businesses

      Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan vowed on Thursday to choke off businesses linked to the U.S.-based cleric he blames for an attempted coup, describing his schools, firms and charities as ”nests of terrorism” and promising no mercy in rooting them out, Reuters reported. Business is the arena in which the network of Fethullah Gulen is still the...

      Investigation into MH17 crash to be completed by year end – Malaysian Prime Minister
      Aug04

      Investigation into MH17 crash to be completed by year end – Malaysian Prime Minister

      Prime Minister of Malaysia Najib Razak has stated that the joint investigation team consisting of representatives of Ukraine, Australia, Belgium, the Netherlands and Malaysia intends to finish before the end of the year the investigation into circumstances of the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17, which crashed in Ukraine in July 2014....

      Ukraine offers Iran assistance to develop country`s gas infrastructure
      Aug04

      Ukraine offers Iran assistance to develop country`s gas infrastructure

      Iran is ready to consider Ukraine`s assistance to construct and upgrade the country`s gas transportation infrastructure, particularly, the underground gas storage facilities and compressor stations, as well as to boost the capacity of Iran`s gas transportation system, the government press service reported, following talks between Ukraine`s Energy...

      EU removes Yanukovych`s deceased son from sanction list
      Aug04

      EU removes Yanukovych`s deceased son from sanction list

      The European Union`s General Court has lifted sanctions against Viktor Yanukovych, the deceased youngest son of the former president of Ukraine, that were imposed in 2014. The relevant ruling dated July 12 was published on the court`s website. The court ruling cancels decision of the European Council No. 2014/119/CFSP dated March 5, 2014, as well...

      DPR militants teach children to handle weapons: Ukrainian delegation at UN Security Council
      Aug04

      DPR militants teach children to handle weapons: Ukrainian delegation at UN Security Council

      Russian-controlled militants of the Donetsk People`s Republic (DPR) reportedly train children to handle weapons, and use them for intelligence gathering, a Ukrainian delegation at the UN Security Council stated at an open debate on children and armed conflict, which took place on August 2. ”There are also extremely worrying reports regarding the...

      Ukraine, Malaysia agree to abolish double taxation
      Aug04

      Ukraine, Malaysia agree to abolish double taxation

      Ukraine and Malaysia have signed an agreement to avoid double taxation, according to the Ukrainian Presidential Administration`s press service. The document was signed by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin and Malaysian Deputy Minister of Finance Johari bin Abdul Ghani in the presence of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and...

      Naftogaz expects Stockholm arbitration ruling on Gazprom dispute by mid-2017
      Aug04

      Naftogaz expects Stockholm arbitration ruling on Gazprom dispute by mid-2017

      National joint-stock company Naftogaz of Ukraine expects that the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce will pass its verdict on the gas company`s dispute with Russia`s OAO Gazprom by the end of the first half of 2017, according to Naftogaz Commercial Director Yuriy Vitrenko. ”The arbitration decision [on gas transit...