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[/eng/] 26 July 2010 News All news Politics Business & Finances Agriculture Medicine Education & Science Culture & Tourism Society Sports Emergencies Defense & Security International Life Regions of Ukraine NEWS+ Interviews Comments In source language Topics Euro-2012 Ukraine - Eurointegration Products News From Ukraine News From MIC,Aviation & Astronautics Ukrinform-flash Ukraine: current events Resources Selected topics Useful Links Partners Weather Forecast TV Programme Currencies Photocontest Photo Sets About us About Ukrinform Subscription List of editions Product examples Other services Clients Login Password Укр / Рус RSS Presidential Administration: Ukraine seeks to raise USD 10bn foreign investments in three years The Presidential Administration hopes in the next three years to attract around USD 10 billion of investments to Ukraine through implementing national projects, President's aide Iryna Akimova has said. Notably, she named projects in energy sector, transit potential and social area. "We have outlined three framework directions of the national projects that we are going to do with actively. The first direction concerns the development of our transit potential "Ukraine - a Transit State", and I think that the project of UEFA EURO 2012 is one of the projects that fits into this frame the best way possible. 2010.07.26 16:22:00 Mussel, shrimp catch banned in Crimea Meanwhile, restrictions and prohibitions do not stop seafood hunters, as they stepped up their activities. Just yesterday, in Kerch (Crimea, southern Ukraine) border guards detained a 28-year-old Ukrainian, who illegally caught mussels. The man netted more than 100 kilograms of this mollusk 2010.07.26 15:42:00 Big Mac index: Ukrainian hryvnia 51% undervalued The hryvnia, Ukraine's national currency, is 51% undervalued, shows The Economist's exchange-rate scorecard, the Big Mac index, UKRINFORM reported quoting the Delo newspaper (Business). 2010.07.26 15:18:00 EBRD says Ukrainian economy recovering The economies of emerging Europe are slowly recovering from the global crisis, but with notable differences in the pace of that recovery among individual countries. The region is also facing heightened external risks arising from financial market volatility and the impact of fiscal tightening. 2010.07.26 13:28:00 Ruslan Ponomariov wins Sparkassen Chess-Meeting in Dortmund 2010 Ponomariov won the tournament with a fine score of 6.5/10. Le Quang Liem took clear second place a point further behind. Wladimir Kramnik got back to 50% and caught Mamedyarov by beating him in the final round. 2010.07.26 13:21:00 Crimea ready to repair BSF ships - Autonomy's Premier The Prime Minister of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Vasyl Dzharty, says that the enterprises of the Crimea (southern Ukraine) are ready to take orders for repair of ships of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation. NATO, Ukraine will not change format of bilateral relations - Ihor Dolhov NATO and Ukraine will not change the format of their bilateral relations, and will retain all valuable experience in this sense. The Head of Ukraine's Mission to NATO, Ambassador Ihor Dolhov said this during his meeting with Ukrainian journalists in Brussels. Asked by an Ukrinform correspondent about whether the Alliance, after announcement of Ukraine's neutral status, may reduce the previous status of special partnership to normal relationship as it has with its other partners, Ukrainian athletes of Spartak sports society going to Singapore for medals Sergey Lebedev: CIS Executive Committee to back Ukraine's initiative on holding business meetings in Yalta Premier Azarov: Ukraine will not swerve in to the morass of instability any more All intervews Experts: birth rate rises in Ukraine, but demographic situation will not improve without upgrading living standards In the nearest years, Ukraine will preserve its total birth rate, according to a forecast by national experts aired during a video conference, entitled "Depopulation in Ukraine and Russia - Similarity and Differences". Ella Libanova, Director of the Institute for Demography and Social Studies (IDSS) at the National Academy of Sciences, said that in recent years the fertility situation has slightly improved in Ukraine - a rise started in 2002 Seismologist Oleksandr Kendzer: Romania's Vrancea seismic zone poses threat to Ukraine as well Ukraine's Deputy Foreign Minister Kostiantyn Yeliseyev NAER chairman Serhiy Yermilov All comments 2010-07-26 19:24:00 Turboatom supplies blades for China's In Pan HPP 2010-07-26 19:08:00 Law on cargo transit comes into force 2010-07-26 19:00:00 Economy Minister: Ukraine demands equal steps in trade relations with EU 2010-07-26 18:44:00 European energy commissioner to visit Ukraine 2010-07-26 18:16:00 Trade unions appeal in court rising of gas prices for population 2010-07-26 18:12:00 Ukrainian President condoles over China floods 2010-07-26 18:03:00 Justice Ministry: Germany will soon lift its objection on Ukraine's joining Hague Convention 2010-07-26 17:54:00 Gasoline adds 1.8% to price over week 2010-07-26 17:32:00 Russia Orthodox Church ready to accept "dissents" after penitence 2010-07-26 17:23:00 Licensing of automobile production, mining operations can be abolished 2010-07-26 17:08:00 Euro falling on interbank again 2010-07-26 16:54:00 Ukraine may demand compensation for refusal from "champagne", "cognac" names 2010-07-26 16:55:00 Ukrtelecom managed to return to profits 2010-07-26 16:23:00 Turboatom ups net profit 2.5fold 2010-07-26 16:22:00 Mussel, shrimp catch banned in Crimea 2010-07-26 16:12:00 Hotel facility worth USD 230mln to be constructed at Boryspil airport 2010-07-26 16:04:00 S&P places Ferrexpo rating on CreditWatch positive 2010-07-26 15:53:00 NBU announces tender on banks' refinancing 2010-07-26 15:53:00 U.S. military delegation visiting Ukraine 2010-07-26 15:45:00 Ukrainian airlines to double number of flights to Tel Aviv All news 09.07.2010 11.00 Kyiv "The External Independent Testing 2010: Results of an Expert Opinion Poll" 08.07.2010 13.00 Kyiv Press conference with Doctor of Philosophy, parapsychologist, oncology expert Yuriy Batulin, and presentation of his new sensational book about alternative oncology 06.07.2010 10.00 Kyiv "Summer Traumatism: Child Injuries" 05.07.2010 13.00 Kyiv Press conference with Ihor Likarchuk, director at the Ukrainian Knowledge Assessment Center - "First Results of the External Independent Testing 2010" All events View Weekly World Sport Genre PHOTOplus | All news | Politics | Business & Finances | Agriculture | Medicine | Education & Science | Culture & Tourism | Society | Sports | Defense & Security | Emergencies | News:International Life | Interviews | Comments | Source Language | Ukraine-Eurointegration © 2004 Ukrinform, All rights reserved. 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