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      Cabinet seeks getting up to UAH 250 mln from reorganization, privatization of State Land Bank of Ukraine
      May23

      Cabinet seeks getting up to UAH 250 mln from reorganization, privatization of State Land Bank of Ukraine

      The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine expects that the planned for 2016 restructuring or privatizing of the State Land Bank of Ukraine will bring the country`s budget UAH 200-250 million, according to the Government`s plan of priority steps for 2016.According to the document, the relevant legislative initiative should be drafted by the Ministry of...

      Economy Ministry forecasts 4% growth of Ukraine`s economy in 2017
      May23

      Economy Ministry forecasts 4% growth of Ukraine`s economy in 2017

      Ministry of Economic Development and Trade predicts economic growth of Ukraine not less than 4% in 2017, First Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade Yuliya Kovaliv said during the Kyiv Economic Forum.”We expect the growth of the Ukrainian economy this year, as well as a significant – three times – reduction of inflation, and in 2017...

      Poroshenko, Kiska coordinate priorities of cooperation in context of Slovakia`s future EU presidency
      May23

      Poroshenko, Kiska coordinate priorities of cooperation in context of Slovakia`s future EU presidency

      In the framework of the working visit to Istanbul, President Petro Poroshenko had a meeting with President of Slovakia Andrej Kiska where the parties shared views on the important issues of bilateral agenda and international cooperation, according to the Ukrainian president`s press service.”The Heads of State paid special attention to the...

      Jose Mourinho set to replace Louis van Gaal as Manchester Utd manager
      May23

      Jose Mourinho set to replace Louis van Gaal as Manchester Utd manager

      Louis van Gaal has been sacked as manager of Manchester United, with former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho set to be named as his replacement, according to BBC News.Mourinho`s appointment is expected to be confirmed after the 53-year-old Portuguese meets with senior United officials on Tuesday, BBC News reports.It is not yet certain what future Ryan...

      Ukraine, U.S. ink customs mutual assistance agreement
      May23

      Ukraine, U.S. ink customs mutual assistance agreement

      On May 23, Ukraine and the United States signed the Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement which provides for cooperation between Ukraine`s Fiscal State Service and the U.S. Customs and Border Service to curb illegal actions that harm economic interests of both countries, according to Ukraine Today.”Over 25 years of our independence, our system of...

      Zhirinovsky offers to annihilate 200,000 people in nuclear strike
      May23

      Zhirinovsky offers to annihilate 200,000 people in nuclear strike

      Russia`s Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR) leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky has offered to launch a nuclear strike on a country with a population of 200,000 people ”so that no one slaps Russia in the face and no one shells Donbas,” according to an UNIAN correspondent in Russia.”There is an island in the North Sea, a small country with a population of...

      Ukraine MFA: cigarette smuggler diplomat`s relative
      May23

      Ukraine MFA: cigarette smuggler diplomat`s relative

      The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has stressed that a person who was earlier detained on a Ukraine-Hungary border with an illegal batch of cigarettes was not a diplomat, but a diplomat`s relative, according to an UNIAN correspondent.”It is not a diplomat or embassy employee who has been detained, but a [diplomat`s] relative. This raises...

      Deutsche Bank says Polish zloty world`s cheapest currency
      May23

      Deutsche Bank says Polish zloty world`s cheapest currency

      According to Deutsche Bank`s Global FX Research team, led by Alan Ruskin and George Saravelos, the Polish currency is ”extremely cheap” and undervalued by about 10%, Business Insider reported.Poland`s economy expanded 3% year-over-year in the first quarter, and while that was the weakest growth in more than two years, economists maintain a...

      Putin to visit Greece on May 27-28 – Kremlin
      May23

      Putin to visit Greece on May 27-28 – Kremlin

      Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Greece on May 27-28, the Kremlin press service reported.The talks with Greek officials are expected to focus on key issues of bilateral trade, economic and investment interaction, including the implementation of joint energy and transport projects, according to the report.The Russian president and the...

      Brazil may sell stake in Petrobras oil and gas giant amid corruption scandal
      May23

      Brazil may sell stake in Petrobras oil and gas giant amid corruption scandal

      Brazil`s government may agree on the sale of its share in Brazilian oil and gas giant Petrobras, which since 2014 has been engulfed in a corruption scandal, Russian news agency Prime reported referring to sources that are familiar with the matter.It is reported that Brazil`s government is considering selling stakes in state-controlled assets –...