Ukraine

Education Ministry satisfied with 2009 university admissions campaign

“The admission campaign of 2009 was successful,” he said. He added that, contrary to last year, all universities moved to testing certificate …
Interfax-Ukraine

Kyiv to abolish architecture and construction control department

The decision was taken to save budget funds and to fulfill the law on the creation of single state architecture and construction control. The …
Ukrainian News

Expert: Ukraine’s economy reaches bottom, banking system to face shock ahead

“It’s clear that at present the situation in the banking sector is very bad. We can expect that the problems will worsen… It’s obvious that some banks …
Interfax-Ukraine

Tihipko says young people should receive loans

He was speaking with residents of Zhytomyr on Thursday, his press service reported. Tihipko said that poor children were obliged to enter higher …
Interfax-Ukraine

Poll: Ukrainians more optimistic about opening deposits

“Some 8% of Ukrainians have term deposit and savings accounts, with 86% of them being saving accounts in the national currency – an increase of nine …
Interfax-Ukraine

Miner dies at Almazna coalmine in Donetsk region

The miner was killed in a shaft collapse at a depth of 550 meters at 0010 on Thursday, the Ukrainian Emergencies Ministry’s press service reported on …
Interfax-Ukraine

Newspaper: Yushchenko accepts appointment of Zurabov as Russian ambassador to Ukraine

However, Zurabov will not immediately assume office, as the head of state won’t receive credentials from him in the near future, the newspaper …
Interfax-Ukraine

Expert: Average weighted hryvnia exchange rate could be UAH 8.50-9.10/$1 in 2009

“The average weighted hryvnia exchange rate this year would fluctuate from UAH 8.50 to UAH 9.10/$1… The poor economy cannot have the strong currency,” …
Interfax-Ukraine

Gazprom: Ukraine’s Naftogaz pays for July gas in full

“Naftogaz Ukrainy has paid in full for gas supplied in July,” Gazprom said, confirming what Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday.
Interfax-Ukraine

Financial Times: investors concerned over Ukraine’s steps on Naftogaz’s debts

Naftogaz bonds are held widely outside Ukraine and are sometimes seen as a proxy for sovereign debt, the newspaper said. “If the most important …
Interfax-Ukraine

Bill: Parlamentarians suggest forming National Bureau of Anticorruption Investigation

According to the parliament’s Web site, the respective bill “On a National Bureau of Anticorruption Investigation of Ukraine” was registered in …
Interfax-Ukraine

Odesa city council official detained on suspicion of organizing murder of BYuT parlamentarian’s assistant

A source in law-enforcement agencies confirmed this information to Interfax-Ukraine. As reported, Dmytro Rustamov, an assistant to BYuT MP Andriy …
Interfax-Ukraine

Russian church leader vows to work for Russia-Ukraine unity

Patriarch Kirill, who was speaking to reporters at Moscow’s Vnukovo 3 airport after returning from Ukraine, also promised to make efforts to ensure …
Interfax-Ukraine

Prosecutor’s office of Kyiv takes legal action to cancel Kyiv City Council’s decision on land use around Motherland Memorial

According to the report, the struggle revolves around former parking lots for tour buses. An inspection of the prosecutor’s office has shown that, …
Interfax-Ukraine

Yatseniuk: Politicians should give up populism, start saving Ukraine

He said this in an interview with the Komsomolska Pravda in Ukraine newspaper, while commenting on the inactivity of the Ukrainian authorities in the …
Interfax-Ukraine

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow concludes visit to Ukraine

During the 10-day visit, Patriarch Kirill visited Kyiv, the Crimea, and the Donetsk, Rivne, Volyn, and Ternopil regions. On the first day of the visit …
Ukrainian News

Government accepts Investments & Innovations Agency head’s resignation

As Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers Petro Krupko told reporters, the decision was taken at a government meeting on Wednesday. As was reported …
Interfax-Ukraine

Museum of history of Soviet, Russian troops in Germany to open on September 1

“The official ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled to take place in Wunsdorf, where the headquarters of the Western group of forces was located, on …
Interfax-Ukraine
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