Ukraine

GM denies link with AvtoZAZ

U.S.-based automobile giant General Motors on March 27 denied that it was planning to become a partner in the troubled Avtozaz-Daewoo car-making joint …
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CPJ: no independent media left in Ukraine

report Attacks on the Press in 1999, which was released on March 22. The CPJ is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization founded in 1981 to monitor …
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Bicycle Courier wheels 'n' deals

A bicycle courier service in hilly, snowy Kyiv? Only a foreigner could have come up with that idea. The foreigner is Mike Finko – a native of Chicago …
Anna Kozmina

Cash-strapped TV stations hunt for program sponsors

Private television stations the world over depend on advertising revenues to stay afloat, and Ukraine is no exception. But in the last year, the …
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Travel agencies looking to cyberspace to make ticket sales

Buying airline tickets in Ukraine can be a real headache, so why not try buying them in cyberspace instead? Slowly but surely, online services once …
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Khartsyzk plant next on the block

After raising handsome revenues from the sale of a 30 percent stake in the Mykolayiv Alumina Plant, the State Property Fund is preparing to make …
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Tax police swoop leaves bankers edgy

Earlier this month, tax police arrested and charged five top managers in the Zaporizhia-based Sloviansky bank with abuse of office and tax …
Peter Byrne

Naftogaz chief quits, blames West

The head of giant state oil and gas holding company Naftogaz Ukrainy resigned on March 24, saying political reasons and pressure from the West had …
Katya Gorchinskaya

Our 'unbearable, dreadful' jails

During the 72 hours Larysa Ivanova spent in a police detention center in downtown Kyiv, an ambulance was called for her four times. In the first 24 …
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Q&A: Evgeny Diky of Helsinki 90

(IHF), one of the most influential human rights organizations in Europe, traveled to Kyiv last week to gather information on observance of human …
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MOST uses Net to bridge gap between employers and workers

Traditional economics places great store on factors like worker mobility. But in the new economy, the physical location of a worker is increasingly …
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Alumina plant sale mired in farce

The State Property Fund's tender for a 30 percent stake in the Mykolayiv Alumina Plant, long-mired in controversy, sunk into farce on March 20 …
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IMF scandal heats up

The controversy over Ukraine's alleged misuse of International Monetary Fund loans reached new levels after the IMF accused Ukraine's central …
Katya Gorchinskaya

SPF rows with British oil investor

A row between the State Property Fund and Britain's largest investor in Ukraine flared up this week as the state privatization agency pressed for …
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New papers flood Kyiv newsstands

Ukraine's newspaper business is suddenly booming, but analysts say that politics, rather than the improving economy, is driving the surge. At …
Katya Gorchinskaya

Lack of farm inputs threatens grain targets

The Agriculture Ministry says Ukraine is prepared to rebound from its worst harvest season in history and harvest 28 million tons of grain. But with a …
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Warm hearts, cold-blooded critters

Dozens of reptiles, birds and various kinds of fish have lived here since 1925. These days, the State Naturalistic Center for Students is struggling …
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Khreshchatyk Plaza caters to tenants who take the metro

It's to every employer's advantage to provide a workplace that's easy for his employees to get to. What could be easier than taking a …
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