
Issue #20 May. 17, 2007
Preview IssueTop consulting group sets up shop in Kyiv
One of the world’s leading consulting firms opens branch office in Ukraine. Leading Arab business group mulls $2 billion investment into Crimea. Study: Ukraine ranks low amid world’s competitive economies. Ukraine launches controversial sea canal despite the protests of environmentalists, Romania and the EU. One of Ukraine’s leading mobile operators inks deal with bondholders to avoid default. Our big business article and interview in this edition is focused on publicly traded banks. Editorial: Power games. Stephen Velychenko: Four neo-Soviet forces in Ukraine. Lifestyle: new German films festival, our guide to music courses, deejay schools and recording studios and more. A Word with ... Desmond Reid, O’Brien’s pub manager.