Ukraine
Ukrainian president calls for suspension of large-scale privatization
August 21, 2007President Viktor Yushchenko said at a news conference in Kyiv on August 20 that plans to privatize major enterprises should be suspended until after early parliamentary elections scheduled for September 30, Ukrainian media reported. "I feel extremely...
Yanukovych comments on economic situation
May 17, 2007For last four months GDP increase by 8%, inflation rate comprises 1.3%. The Ukraine’s PM Viktor Yanukovych told today at the Cabinet session, the ForUm’s correspondent informs. Yanukovych also noted that range of salaries’ and pensions...
Ukrainian president moves to increase minimum wage, subsistence minimum
February 20, 2007President Viktor Yushchenko on February 19 submitted a draft bill to the Verkhovna Rada, proposing to increase the minimum monthly wage to 420 hryvnyas ($83) as of May and to 430 hryvnyas ($85) as of August from the current 400 hryvnyas, Ukrainian media...
Ukraine to remain a strategic market for Moldovan winemakers, Moldova-Vin states
February 01, 2007Ukraine occupies the second place on the list of Moldovan wine importing countries (after Russia, which currently does not import Moldovan wines - editor's comment) and will remain a strategic market for the viticulture and winemaking sector of the country...
Russia, Ukraine to make huge An-124 planes
January 24, 2007MOSCOW, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Russia and Ukraine will jointly resume production of the Antonov An-124 cargo jet, the largest aircraft ever mass produced, a consortium said Tuesday. Russia's Volga-Dnepr consortium and Ukraine's Motor Sich have formed...
Moldova and Ukraine Eligible for U.S. MCC Assistance
November 30, 2006Moldova and Ukraine in November 2006 became eligible for Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) program assistance. The countries will now begin a consultative process to develop a Compact, which is a multi-year agreement between the MCC and the country...
Trade between US-Ukraine tops $2 billion over 10 months
December 19, 2006Total trade between Ukraine and the United States was worth more than $2 billion in January through October, the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine reported on Wednesday. Ukraine's exports to the United States totaled $1.378 billion over ten months, whereas...
Ukraine - Macroeconomic Situation - November 2006
December 19, 2006Action Ukraine Report -- SUMMARY [1] Ukraine continues to show remarkable economic growth as real GDP expanded by 9% yoy in October 2006, bringing the cumulative figure to 6.5% yoy. [2] Strong GDP growth helped to maintain fiscal stability in the...
Electricity rates to be higher than now, Ukraine warning
November 08, 2006In 2007, Ukraine shall be no more exporting its electricity at low and fixed rates as now, so power supply contracts for the next year are going to be concluded by using a new calculation formula, and the rates shall be revised quarterly, Ukrainian Deputy...
Ukrainian minister hails gas deal with Russia as 'big victory'
October 26, 2006Ukrainian Transportation Minister Mykola Rudkovskyy has said that the agreement with Russia on gas supplies at $130 per 1,000 cubic meters in 2007 is a big victory of Ukrainian diplomacy, Interfax reported on October 25. "We should acknowledge that...