Articles by Jack Laurenson

Ukraine court moves to derail major bank fraud case against Bakhmatyuk 

Jack Laurenson: Ukraine’s Friend & Foe of the Week

COVID-19 in Ukraine: 777 dead, 26,514 cases, 550 new infections

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Business Update: Pandemic not likely to affect Ukraine’s visa-free travel with EU

Business Update: Ukraine expects $5 billion IMF loan approval on June 5, first payment …

Jack Laurenson: Ukraine’s Friend and Foe of the Week

Business Update: Ukraine International Airlines moves to cut 900 jobs, country opens some …

Business Update: Kyiv to lift more lockdown restrictions, railway ticket offices open

Business Update: Railway stations, airports prepare to reopen as lockdown slowly lifted

Business Update: Ukraine to prepare for possible next wave of COVID-19 infections

Business Update: Ukraine reaches tentative $5 billion agreement with IMF

Business Update: COVID-19 pushes more Ukrainian families below poverty line

Business Update: Ukraine to start lifting COVID-19 lockdown

Business Update: Economic downturn to peak in second quarter, air travel may return in …

Business Update: State Customs Service dismisses senior staff, Kyiv begins slow reopening

Business Update: May 4 – World Bank approves $150 million loan for Ukraine, business …

Jack Laurenson: Ukraine’s Friend and Foe of the Week

Business Update: April 30 – Banks profit, police investigate illegal logging and forest …

Business Update: April 29 – IMF warns that Ukraine government must protect NABU …

Business Update: April 28 – World Bank allocates extra $135 million for Ukrainian health …

Business Update: April 27 – Parliament to consider at least 300 banking law amendments

Business Update: April 24 – State railway pays big tax bill, farmers oppose export limits

Business Update: April 23 – Riaboshapka says SBU blocking PrivatBank cases, IT investments …

Business Update: April 22 – EU allocates 1.2 billion euros for Ukraine, Zelensky wants …

Business Update: April 21 – Online retail grows, house prices up

Business Update: April 17 – Rent breaks needed amid COVID-19 lockdown

Business Update: April 16 – Better trade conditions with EU, UK on horizon for Ukraine

Britain, Ukraine to sign new deal on free trade, strategic partnership

Business Update: April 15 – Land market reform opposition, forest fire fines increased

Business Update: April 14 – IMF says Ukraine’s economy will shrink, bounce back in 2021

Jack Laurenson: Ukraine’s Friend & Foe of the Week

Business Update: April 9 – COVID-19 inflicts pain on Ukrainian companies

Ukraine Digest: April 8 – Cabinet offers $2.5 billion for coronavirus recovery

Business Update: April 8 – Ukraine to import, produce COVID-19 medicines, Chornobyl zone …

Ukraine Digest: April 7 – Country continues fight against COVID-19

Business Update: April 7 – Kolomoisky faces London trial after UK Supreme Court decision

Ukraine Digest: April 6 – Country enters period of COVID-19 uncertainty

Business Update: April 6 – Most businesses expect 50% reduction in revenue for 2020

Ukraine Digest: April 2 – More medical staff infected with coronavirus

Business Update: April 2 – Central bank sends $1.55 billion to state budget, Ukraine gas …

Ukraine Digest: April 1 – Ukraine confirms more infected with COVID-19

Business Update: Germany lends Ukraine 150 million euros to fight coronavirus

Ukraine Digest: March 31 – Country braces for more cases of COVID-19

Business Update: March 31 – Ukraine prepares for long quarantine, EU sends aid, SkyUp …

Business Update – March 30: GDP to shrink, unemployment increases, banks vulnerable

Ukraine Digest – March 27: Hospitals, economy already hurt by COVID-19

Business Update – March 27: Progress with IMF talks, UIA needs $60 million state loan

Ukraine Digest – March 26: Sharp increase in confirmed cases of COVID-19 

Business Update – March 26: PrivatBank freezes some loan repayments, Ukrnafta needs tax …

Ukraine Digest – March 25: Ukraine extends quarantine until April 24

Business Update – March 24: Ukrainian companies buy vital COVID-19 medical equipment

New labor law could threaten workers’ rights, but state firms happy

Business Update – March 23: Ukraine starts to tally economic cost of COVID-19

Business Update – March 20: European Investment Bank ready to aid Ukraine amid its …

Ukraine Digest – March 19: Emergency IMF talks, only 640 tested for COVID-19

Jack Laurenson: Ukraine’s Friend & Foe of the Week

Business Update – March 19: Emergency IMF support, no tax for farmers, cleaning cash

Ukraine Digest – March 18: COVID-19 brings transport chaos, fake news

Business Update – March 18: Business wants more protection from COVID-19 downturn

Ukraine Digest – March 17: Total of 14 coronavirus cases in Ukraine, two deaths

Business Update – March 17: Taxes lifted, new economy minister appointed amid quarantine

Business Update – March 16: Lawmakers move to protect Ukraine economy, workers

Ukraine Digest – March 16: Country moves to delay spread of COVID-19