Ukraine

Stocks fall as investors eye Red Rada

Ukrainian shares already brought low by political uncertainty posted another steep fall last week as leading stock market indexes declined by up to 13 …
Katya Gorchinskaya

Ukrainian legal firms shape up to free market

Anna Tsyrat began her career as a lawyer nearly a decade ago, working out of a single, small room packed with people and desks. The setting did not …
Interns

Lazarenko loses dacha, offers it to nation's orphans

Now that former Prime Minister Pavlo Lazarenko has lost his state-owned dacha, he wants his foes in the government to give up theirs. Lazarenko's …
Interns

Marxist maverick

She wants to be a speaker of new Parliament,has offered her services as the next prime minister and plans to run for president next year. This, …
Katya Gorchinskaya

Tragedy in Donetsk

Now that the last of the 63 coal miners killed in a horrible explosion inside a Donetsk shaft have been buried, we feel it's no longer in bad …
Interns

Kuchma slams T-bill yields policy

(Reuters) Ukraine President Leonid Kuchma criticised the Finance Ministry on Thursday, saying overly high yields on Treasury bills could lead to a …
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Some parties' loss is Ukrainians' gain

With the dust of the frantic campaign settling, Ukrainians are starting to take a look at what Ukraine's second free elections have brought them. …
Editorial

Kuchma calls for austerity, threatens purge

President Leonid Kuchma harangued his government over the beleaguered state of the economy on Thursday, and hinted at cabinet changes. 'I order my …
Interns

P&G products fail standards committee's tests

Procter&Gamble has been denied certification for three shipments of its products after samples it submitted to Ukraine's State Standards Committee …
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Needle exchange bus brings hope to addicts

KYIV – The old green-and-white bus drives slowly through a quiet Kyiv suburb while its occupants argue about the best place to stop. Some want maximum …
Lily Hide

Omelchenko: Kyiv ready to host EBRD conference

(Interfax) Kyiv is 'practically ready' to play host to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in May, but a number of issues – …
Interns

U.S.-funded project paves way for land sales

A small land parcel beneath a Ternopil Region gas station sold last month for Hr 1,242 could help fuel a market-driven revolution ridding Ukrainian …
Lily Hide

Analysts: Lanovy's ouster won't end privatization

A week that began with a Communist victory in parliamentary elections ended with the ouster of the State Property Fund boss despised by the victors …
Katya Gorchinskaya

Used plant salesmen

Ukrainian privatization is a confusing business. Lanovy is in; Lanonvy is out. Energy distributors are on the block; energy distributors are off the …
Interns

Central bank says politics weakening hryvna

(Reuters) Increased demand for dollars in Ukraine in recent days has been caused by 'political factors' tied to the March 29 parliamentary …
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Post-election postscript to a friend

ut in case you were comatose that year (1964), 'The Russians Are Coming' was a side-splitting spoof of American obsessions about the 'Evil …
Editorial

Coal mine inferno claims 63 lives

ne's worst mining disaster in recent memory was buried Monday amid bitter complaints from survivors about safety standards and unpaid wages. A …
Interns

Cabinet ups import duty

(Interfax) The Cabinet Thursday significantly increased import duties on many consumer goods and tools, a move which stands to hit the pockets of the …
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