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George Soros: punish the lenders

is an abridged version of the prepared testimony of George Soros to a Sept. 15 hearing of the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Banking …
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A great Ukrainian pyramid scheme finally bites the dust

You have probably heard of the Albanian personal-savings pyramid scheme that started a revolution. Or maybe the Odessa municipal-bond pyramid scheme …
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State finds selling booze firms a sobering business

While parliament actively tries to annihilate a government plan to privatize the country`s liquor and vodka distilleries , leading privatization …

Default? Who? Us?

A government order automatically converting all treasury bills held by domestic banks into longer-yielding paper has been rescinded amid an outpour of …
Greg Bloom

The prime minister got taken for a ride

Rolling down the creaky escalator into Klovska metro station a few weeks ago, I saw something I've never seen before in Ukraine. Every one of the …
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Crisis takes toll on financial sector jobs

Until this summer, Kyiv’s financial analysts were a forward-looking bunch. Working mostly for foreign companies, they were among the few young …
Alexey Zerkalov

Dollar famine hits Kyiv as hryvna slides

At an exchange point in the city center, Kyivites dutifully stand in line outside the teller’s window, where a small sign taped the window warns …
Nathan Hodge

Note to the readers

Most Kyiv Post and Odessa Post readers, I expect, take little notice of the comings and goings in our editorial offices. And that's as it should …
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Hot properties

lopers are certain of is that there is going to be a lot more office space coming onto the market during the next twelve months. Beyond that, no one …
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UNICEF challenges Soviet-style foster parenting

When Valentina Poda visited Kyiv for independence day last year, she had ample time to reflect on the irony of her situation as she tramped the …
Lily Hyde

Kyiv offers Nato training base in Ukraine

Ukraine could soon be leasing vast areas of its territory as training grounds for NATO in a move that is bound to enrage Russia. According to Defense …
Vitaly Sych

State sunseed law wilts on the vine

Pressure from the World Bank has led the Ukrainian government to rescind a July decree de-liberalizing the market for sunflower seeds. But analysts …
Andrea Curti

Ukraine defaults on domestic debt

The Ukrainian government has effectively defaulted on its entire outstanding debt to domestic banks, issuing an order that automatically converts …
Greg Bloom

Welcome Nato

The response of the Russian Embassy spokesman to the news that Ukraine was renting out patches of territory for Nato military training was very …
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Ukraine 102nd in United Nations' Human Development Index

An index rating 174 countries in terms of life expectancy, education and living standards has placed Ukraine in 102nd place, sandwiched between …
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Grab the chance

When the Russian economic crisis erupted last month, many of the countries in the former Soviet bloc braced themselves for a similar disaster. It was …
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Ukraine 102nd in United Nations’ Human Development Index

An index rating 174 countries in terms of life expectancy, education and living standards has placed Ukraine in 102nd place, sandwiched between …
Lily Hyde

Ukrainian rocket crash heard 'round the world

The crash of a Ukrainian Zenit-2 rocket last week has wounded the reputation of Ukraine's biggest aerospace firm and cast a shadow of uncertainty …
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