#27 (391) 16.07.2010

Accents

companies and markets

Sekond mulls building electric smelter in Mariupol

  Sekond LTD, a joint venture based in Mariupol (Donetsk region), is interested in building...

Oschadbank joins UkrKart

  One of the largest Ukrainian banks, Kyiv-based Oschadbank (Savings Bank), has become a...

SPF to sell 25% in Sumyoblenerho in 25 lots

  The State Property Fund has put up for sale the 25-percent stake in the Sumyoblenerho...

Ukrzaliznytsia plans to triple purchases of freight cars

  The state railway administration Ukrzaliznytsia intends to increase freight car purchases...

Bankers harsh on tax code bill

  The Association of Ukrainian Banks considers increasing the profit tax from 17% to 20% from...

news

Global economy is quickly recuperating

According to IMF data, the global economy is recuperating faster than expected. The forecast...

Euro parliament calls on five EU countries to recognize Kosovo

The European Parliament called on EU countries that to date have not recognized the...

U.S. gains access to banking data of Europeans

  Members of the European Parliament approved a new agreement giving U.S. anti-terrorism...

EU to work out uniform asylum system

The European Commission plans to introduce a uniform legislation to provide refuge on the...

Owners of fighter dogs may end up in a doghouse

    PHÎÒÎ: AP The parliament of Ukraine passed a bill in its first...

Vacationers in Turkey caught in the crossfire

  PHÎÒÎ: PHL Ukrainian vacationers that bought travel packages to Turkey...

How cheap are cheap homes in Ukraine?

    PHÎÒÎ: PHL The Cabinet of Ministers approved the ceiling prices for...

Army gets dough for bullets

  PHÎÒÎ: PHL UAH 43.22 mn are allocated in the national budget for the...

Hotels exempt from taxes for 10 years

The bill amending national legislation on the development and preparation of the hotel...

Prospects improve for amber prospectors

  PHÎÒÎ: PHL The bill On Amber that the Rada adopted in the first reading...

NBU to augment its reserves

Under the new Law On the National Bank of Ukraine suggested by the Presidential Administration...

Over UAH 1 bn for local elections

  PHÎÒÎ: PHL Holding the elections to local councils scheduled for October...

editorial

Passing the buck

  In a rare move the Ukrainian Parliament last week sent the controversial Tax Code, already...

Pulse of Week

in person

Property circulation in Ukraine

Small and medium businesses in Ukraine are forced to work according to the “sink or swim”...

finance & markets

Privatization in Ukraine: No place for strangers

The State Property Fund of Ukraine presented a privatization program for the next 5 years

Russia ruble a hard sell

Ukraine is being used as a testing ground for transforming the Russian ruble into a hard curren

world

Germany slashes defense ambitions

The attempts of Germany to declare its leadership in global scale encountered reluctance of...

Art of Living

culture

Colleen Serro: I’m a revolutionary!

The average movie buff may not immediately recognize the name Coline Serreau, though many...

ukrainicum

Stolen light

130 years ago Ivan Pulyui discovered the X-ray, which later was called Roentgen radiation

appetite

Light, fresh and trendy

The summer desserts that we selected not only correspond to the notion of seasonality but are...

sports

South Africa earned EUR 3.9 bn on the World Cup

    PHÎÒÎ: AP The SAR will profit EUR 3.9 bn from the FIFA World Cup...

Brazil unveils FIFA World Cup 2014 logo

  PHÎÒÎ: wikipedia.org Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva...

travelling

In defense of the Black Sea

Ukrainian vacationers justify their choice of foreign resorts over their native Black Sea by...