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      Ex-Regions Party faction head Yefremov detained – PGO
      Jul30

      Ex-Regions Party faction head Yefremov detained – PGO

      Former Regions Party faction head Oleksandr Yefremov has been detained, Ukrainian Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko wrote on Facebook.”Former Regions Party faction head Oleksandr Yefremov has been detained on suspicion of infringement of the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine,” Lutsenko said.Larysa Sargan, Lutsenko`s press...

      NBU cuts official exchange rate to UAH 24.80 to dollar
      Jul30

      NBU cuts official exchange rate to UAH 24.80 to dollar

      The National Bank of Ukraine on Friday evening lowered the official hryvnia exchange rate by one kopiykas, 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 1:$100 costs UAH 2,480.6544 (on July 29, it was UAH...

      NATO’s Trump Card
      Jul29

      NATO’s Trump Card

      As strange as it seems, both US President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump seem to agree on one thing: European allies don’t spend enough on defense and they need to seriously step up. How they both frame this message is where Obama the statesman and Trump the salesman differ.Since Russia’s annexation of...

      EU shows signs of disunity on issue of anti-Russian sanctions
      Jul29

      EU shows signs of disunity on issue of anti-Russian sanctions

      EU diplomats say sanctions against Russia in one sector might be lifted next year, according to Reuters. ”The sanctions would probably not all be lifted at once, but there could be a decision to lift them in one sector next year,” Reuters reported quoting one of the diplomats from a country, which favors their continuation, as saying. A...

      MFA Ukraine on visit of French MPs to occupied Crimea: deliberate support to Russia`s aggression
      Jul29

      MFA Ukraine on visit of French MPs to occupied Crimea: deliberate support to Russia`s aggression

      The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine strongly condemns the visit of the French MPs to the Autonomous Republic of Crimea occupied by the Russian Federation, according to a statement published on the ministry website.”In spite of numerous warnings of the Ukrainian Side, some French politicians have defiantly violated the Ukrainian legislation...

      Serbia reaffirms support of Ukraine`s sovereignty, territorial integrity
      Jul29

      Serbia reaffirms support of Ukraine`s sovereignty, territorial integrity

      Serbia supports the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, according to the Serbian Prime Minister, Aleksandar Vucic, who met with Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister for European integration Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze on Friday during her Belgrade visit, according to the press service of the Ukrainian Government. ”Our position is clear. And...

      Ukrainian farmers UAH 9 bln short to finish autumn field works
      Jul29

      Ukrainian farmers UAH 9 bln short to finish autumn field works

      The Ukrainian farmers in 2016 will finance 90% of the costs of the autumn field works, which totals UAH 89.7 billion, from its own funds, according to the forecast of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food.The remaining 10% of the funds needed will be attracted by farmers through bank loans (UAH 4,9 billion) and commercial loans (almost UAH 4...

      Ukraine`s central bank allows int`l organizations to provide humanitarian assistance to individuals with e-money
      Jul29

      Ukraine`s central bank allows int`l organizations to provide humanitarian assistance to individuals with e-money

      The National Bank of Ukraine has enhanced its regulation of the use of e-money, according to the NBU website.The NBU has improved the regulation of the activities on the use of electronic money, extending the range of services of banks-issuers of electronic money to individuals, according to the NBU`s statement published on its website with...

      Militant leader on possible meeting with Savchenko: ”I don`t know what we can talk about”
      Jul29

      Militant leader on possible meeting with Savchenko: ”I don`t know what we can talk about”

      Self-proclaimed leader of the so-called ”Donetsk People`s Republic” Alexander Zakharchenko has said he has nothing to talk about with Ukrainian MP Nadia Savchenko, according to RIA Novosti.The comment came as a response to the earlier statement by the Ukrainian legislator, Nadia Savchenko, according to the report.”I have absolutely no idea what...

      Ukraine`s foreign trade goods deficit estimated at $1.95 bln in H1
      Jul29

      Ukraine`s foreign trade goods deficit estimated at $1.95 bln in H1

      Ukraine`s foreign trade deficit in goods from January to June 2016 was estimated at US$1.953 billion, up 23.5% from the $1.581 billion deficit recorded during the same period in 2015, according to the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU).In particular, the export of goods in the first half of 2016 totaled $15.241 billion, down 11.9% year-on-year, while...