The International Monetary Fund’s representative in Ukraine, responsible for the $17.5 billion aid package authorized for the former Soviet nation, says it is time for Kyiv to privatize state-owned more companies to show ‘political will.’ “They have not sold any companies in the past three years so it’s time to…
Georgian, Moldovan and Ukrainian Parliaments Call On EU Parliament For Support.
Ukraine Expects To Finalize Pension Reform In Fall, With Market Return To Follow.
The global attack of the extortion virus Petya on Tuesday struck IT systems of companies in several countries of the world, mostly affecting Ukraine, as well as Russian companies. The computers of oil, energy, telecommunications, pharmaceutical companies, as well as state bodies were attacked. Ukraine was especially hard hit as…
Image by President.gov.ua Ukrainian President Petroshenko went to Washington this month to meet with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office and it seems the former candy maker came away with some goodies. Two defense deals were signed but the details remain unclear. The main result seems to be that…
Image by AwOiSoAk KaOsIoWa A wildfire broke out near the entombed Chernobyl reactor Thursday, endangered a nuclear waste storage site in the exclusion zone, and spiked radiation levels to 2.5 times the average level. “According to a radiation survey data, radiation levels measured in the wildfire area at 19:00 on…
Image by Arcturus~commonswiki As a major cyber attack swept across former Soviet territories and Europe, it seems Ukraine was especially hard hit as the National Bank, the country’s largest airport, and state power firm all suffered severe computer outages. The virus also hit government computers for many officials and various…
Image by Italo-Europeo Ukraine has filed an appeal to the London Court in the case of the $3 billion bond sold to Russia prior to the Euromaidan revolution in 2014. At the time, Viktor Yanykovych was president of Ukraine and put aside a trade deal with the European Union in…