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Swissport is acquired in full from current owner Ferr… February 8, 2011 Baker & McKenzie advised on VAB Group sale Baker & McKenzie acted as legal counsel to TBIF Financial Services B.V. on a capital increase of VAB Bank, a significant Ukrainian bank and a substantial part of the VAB Group, and the subsequent sale of a majority stake in VAB Bank and the companies… January 20, 2011 Avellum Partners advised on the establishment of joint venture in the Ukrainian wine industry Avellum Partners - legal advisor to the selling shareholders of a group of companies operating under the trademark Inkerman in connection with the sale of the part of their shares and establishment of a joint venture for operation of Inkerman Winery … Read more news CURRENT ISSUE ( March 2011 ) In focus – Commercial Banking Despite capital injections and strong government support, commercial banks in Ukraine have no doubt felt the negative consequences of the economic downturnЕ Expert Opinion Tactics of Banks during the Financial Crisis: Debt Restructuring or Bankruptcy of the Borrower? Anastasija V. Grynenko, Alexander S. Zadorozhnyy The banking sector in Ukraine has suffered heavily from the financial crisis, damaged by difficulties in attracting capital and deposits, constantly growing numbers of bad loans, volatile exchange rates and currency inflationЕ In Re Recent Developments in Ukrainian Currency Regulation Taras V. Dmukhovskyy By its Resolution No.544 On Amendments to Legislative Acts on Trading in Foreign Currency (Resolution No.544) which was adopted on 14 December 2010 and came into effect on 28 December 2010, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has further reshaped the rules of operation of the Ukrainian inter-bank currency marketЕ Credits in Foreign Currency Ч Illegal? Markian M. Malskyy The use of foreign currency as a means of payment on the territory of Ukraine is rather restricted. Article 192 of the Civil Code of Ukraine determines that the legal means of payment, binding to be accepted at the nominal value on the whole territory of Ukraine is the monetary unit of Ukraine Ч HryvniaЕ Security Instruments in Ukraine Yevgen O. Blok, Svitlana V. Berezhna The year of 2010 was notable for the number of loans, both foreign and domestic, raised by Ukrainian companies, their foreign subsidiaries or parent companies. As a rule, foreign and Ukrainian creditors provide loans to Ukrainian debtors subject to proper security of debtorsТ obligationsЕ Hot Issue Free Trade Agreements: Recent УFashion TrendФ or Modern Trade Facilitation Mechanism? Nataliya Y. Mykolska, Anzhela M. Makhinova, Oleksandr S. Tereshchenko Today, free-trade agreements (FTAs) are among the pillars of international trade. It is well-known that free-trade areas and customs unions facilitate free movement of goods, boost attraction of investments, exchange of technologies and are the УcornerstonesФ of trade liberalizationЕ How To Temporary Stay of CIS Citizens who donТt Obtain Employment Permits on Territory of Ukraine Yaroslav A. Shkvorets Ukrainian legislation limits the period during which foreign citizens and stateless persons can stay on the territory of Ukraine. Extension of such period requires that special formalities be observedЕ Argument Factoring and Debt Restructuring Oleg P. Zagnitko From the contractual law prospective, the factoring has been widely known but yet undefined area of activities for the Ukrainian business entities whereas current crisis makes it institutionalize swiftlyЕ Global Legal Update Arbitration and Mediation in China: Essential Issues for Ukrainian Business Oleg V. Gromovoi China seems to be the main political, economic and trade partner of Ukraine in the Asia-Pacific region. Ukraine and China have achieved great results in economic, political and humanitarian cooperationЕ Venue VII Annual Legal Forum on Legal Services Development in Ukraine - 2011 Being an excellent forum for all kinds of communications between leading experts in international and native legislation, VII UBA Annual Legal Forum on Legal Services Development in Ukraine - 2011 was held on 25 February at the Radisson Blu Hotel in KievЕ HOME CURRENT ISSUE SUBSCRIBE & ORDER NEWS SPONSORSHIP & ADVERTISING GET PUBLISHED EDITORIAL CALENDAR ARCHIVE CONTACT HOME CURRENT ISSUE SUBSCRIBE & ORDER NEWS ADVERTISE GET PUBLISHED EDITORIAL CALENDAR ARCHIVE CONTACT BANNER EXCHANGE Copyright © 2003-2010 by Yuridicheskaya Practika Publishing. All rights reserved. Disclaimer .