IMF to continue cooperation with Ukraine
Ukraine`s key lender, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), says it is ready to continue cooperation with a newly formed Ukrainian government, which was approved by Ukraine`s Verkhovna Rada on April 14, 2016.”We stand ready to continue support of Ukraine. We look forward to talking with the new government,” Director of the IMF`s European...
Czech Foreign Ministry denies accreditation to two Russia journalists
The Czech Foreign Ministry has denied accreditation to two Russian journalists in Prague, eliciting an angry response from Moscow, which accused the Czech authorities of violating the right to freedom of expression, according to czech.cz, a Czech news portal operated by the ministry jointly with Czech Radio – Radio Prague.The Russian Foreign...
Odesa region`s prosecutor dismissed under lustration law
Acting Prosecutor General Yuriy Sevruk on April 15, 2016, dismissed Odesa Region Prosecutor Mykola Stoyanov, according to the press service of the Prosecutor General`s Office (PGO) of Ukraine.The dismissal was in line with the provisions of the Law of Ukraine on Prosecution and the Law of Ukraine on Lustration following the examination of...
EU`s big 5 call to end shell company secrecy
The EU`s five leading economies called yesterday, April 14, for a crackdown on tax havens, urging the G20 powers to end the secrecy of shell companies that enables tax evasion and money laundering, according to EurActiv.In the strongest reaction yet to the leaked ”Panama Papers,” the finance ministers of Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Spain...
Former Finance Minister gives some advice to new Ukrainian Prime Minister
Ukraine`s ex-Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko has voiced some advice to newly appointed Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman, Voice of America`s Ukrainian service reported.Jaresko said that despite a modest economic growth in Ukraine, its population will be able to benefit from it only over time.”Economic well-being significantly depends on the...
Russia starts recon, strike drills in Black Sea ahead of NATO-Russia meeting – Ukraine Intel
On the eve of the Russia-NATO Council at the ambassadorial level to be held on April 20, the Russian Federation shows determination to use military force to prevent deployment of NATO naval group in the Black Sea, according to the Main Directorate of Intelligence at the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.”On April 14, Russian air and space forces and...
New Agrarian Minister warns his subordinates against corruption
Newly appointed Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Taras Kutovyi has warned his subordinates against corruption, saying such actions will be severely punished.”The country is in a very difficult situation, any unethical things are unacceptable in the ministry. I will personally exert maximum effort to punish all those who may be...
Russian flights near U.S. warship provocative – Kerry
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday condemned as dangerous and provocative a military encounter in the Baltic Sea that the United States has described as a simulated attack on a U.S. destroyer by two Russian warplanes, according to Reuters.”We condemn this kind of behavior. It is reckless. It is provocative. It is dangerous. And under...
Ukraine MFA hopes Netherlands to complete ratification of EU-Ukraine deal
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin hopes that the Netherlands will complete ratification of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union, despite the results of the referendum.”Yes, I must admit that the result of the referendum is very negative,” he told journalists in the framework of the Kyiv Security...
Hryvnia strengthens to UAH 25.47 to dollar on interbank market
Hryvnia quotations against the dollar on the interbank currency market on Wednesday strengthened to UAH 25.40/25.47 to the dollar by the middle of trade, a broker at a commercial bank has told an UNIAN correspondent.Hryvnia quotes against the euro have settled at UAH 28.6490/28.7200, while those against the Russian ruble have settled at UAH...
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