Issue #17 Apr. 26, 2007
Preview IssuePrivatizations get shady again
Ever since Viktor Yanukovych regained control of the government, privatizations get shady again. Read our article on how Ukraine’s and Russia’s business groups get opportunities to snatch prized assets at bargain prices with little competition. Again delay? Ukraine has been negotiating WTO entry for 13 years. Finally, there are no evident reasons not to enter it, experts say, but Yanukovych’s gov’t hints at probable WTO delays. Our big article and interview in this edition are focused on Ukraine relations with the Netherlands. Read our editorials about media freedoms in Ukraine, and parliament boycott. Tom Coupe: The high cost of political instability. Bohdan A. Futey: The virtually unavoidable constitutional crisis of Ukraine. Lifestyle offers you to see works of the world’s best photographers at the Month of Photography fest in Kyiv Page; reveal your photography talent with our guide to Kyiv’s photo schools and studios; shares info about the best live music club in Kyiv. A Word with ... globe-trotting economics expert Andre Wettstein.
