Ukraine

They're off: Nine vie to lead nation

Quantity of choices is not a problem in this fall's presidential race. Ukrainians, faced with a slipping economy and a sliding hryyna, will get to …
Katya Gorchinskaya

Battling to defeat bad English

anguage of business today, and every employee of a multinational must have at least some command of the language of Shakespeare. That, of course, goes …
Interns

Q&A with Hennady Udovenko: Saying that I have no chance is creating a myth

At 68, Hennady Udovenko is the oldest candidate running for president in the Oct. 31 election. He doesn’t have to worry about being an underachiever, …
Katya Gorchinskaya

Dolphins find new 'porpoise'

l forces regret the Cold War's end. Yasha the dolphin isn't one of them. Yasha's mission, if a third World War did break out, would have …
Interns

The mystery building on Khmelnytskoho

Is the building under construction on Bohdana Khmelnytskoho 63-A a hotel? Is it a bank? A business center? The truth is, not even the company …
Interns

Ukrainians looking for more than just words

Maybe the best thing to come out of the July 31 sacking of First Deputy Prime Minister Volodymyr Kuratchenko is a clear statement from the Kuchma …
Editorial

Axe falls on first deputy premier

To Ukrainians disenchanted with the nation's economy and leadership, President Leonid Kuchma's latest Cabinet change may seem about as useful …
Interns

Champagne plant tackles market with Brut force

NOVY SVET, CRIMEA – The Crimean peninsula meets the Black Sea violently here, in swooping cliffs and churning waves. The ground, gritty khaki-colored …
Interns

High-tech age eludes Ukraine

Most Ukrainian companies have long ago figured out that computers can be of a greater help than the abacus, paper and pen. But very few of them have …
interns

Nightmare rolls on for U.S. firm

The U.S. government declared months ago that it was 'satisfied' with the progress being made in resolving U.S. investors' disputes in …
interns

Crimean TV stations shut by state

r threat to pull the plug on four non-governmental television and radio stations in Crimea on July 26. The Crimean Radio and Television Broadcasting …
Interns

Ark dispatches tortoises for Golden Telecom

The Kyiv ad industry's curious obsession with the animal kingdom continues. Billboards around the city are covered with images of Golden …
interns

State hits debtor enterprises with power cuts

After years of bluster and empty threats, the Energy Ministry has finally taken action to reel in the energy non-payment problem, reducing power …
Interns

Omelchenko victory in Legal limbo

erous violations of law, Kyiv's Vyshgorod district court on July 22 annulled the results of this spring's election, only to have the Supreme …
Katya Gorchinskaya

VABank sacrifices to keep clients amid crisis

For VABank, profits aren't everything. Ranked 82nd out of 126 registered Ukrainian Banks in terms of profitability in April this year, the …
Interns

Waiting list for free apartments (still) endless

It seems every second building under construction in Kyiv today is an apartment block. But even with all the new homes coming onto the market, 222,000 …
Interns

Pump prices ease as fuel imports return

The gasoline crisis that struck Ukraine on July 17 has eased somewhat, although prices remain well above pre-crisis levels. In the next two weeks, …
Interns

State-owned giants head ranking of top companies

wned. At least that's the message conveyed by Invest Gazeta's annual ranking of the top 100 Ukrainian companies. Nearly a decade after the …
Interns
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