Ukraine
KYIV BLOG: Zelenskiy's honeymoon with foreign investors is over as NBU ex-governor Gontareva's dacha burns
The arson attack is the latest in a string of attacks on the former central banker, her family and the bank she nationalised, PrivatBank.
Zelenskiy looking for a breakthrough to end the Donbas conflict with Russia
Zelenskiy hopes to secure the withdrawal of Russian forces from the Donbas in the east of the country, where more than 13,000 Ukrainian servicemen have been killed in the conflict in the last five years.
Ukraine’s infrastructure ministry may pay compensation to Kolomoisky for Ukraine International Airlines' sanctions loses
Ministry says it is willing to pay a reported $216mn of compensation to Ukraine International Airlines that belongs to oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky for loses incurred because of a Russian overflight ban.
The majority of Ukrainians think the country is going in the right direction for the first time in five years
The moody amongst the public since Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy came to power has done an abrupt about face and deep pessimism has turned to growing optimism in the future of the country.
CONFERENCE CALL: YES in Ukraine fails to answer the key question
Investors and political celebrities made their way to Kyiv this week for the annual Yalta Economic Summit (YES) hosted by top Ukrainian oligarch Victor Pinchuk, but questions remain unanswered.
Ukraine passes presidential impeachment law, to cull Central Election Commission and pass a new illicit enrichment law
Ukraine’s parliament continued its legislative tsumani by passing laws that allow the president to be removed by impeachment, cut the number of Supreme Court judges by a third and toughen the punishments for corrupt officials .
Ukraine reports 0.3% m/m deflation in August
Ukraine sees deflation in August. Annual inflation stood at 8.8% year-on-year in August following 9.1% y/y in July.
France calls for reset in relations with Russia
It’s official: France is actively working for a reset in relations with Russia. “The time has come, the time is right, to work towards reducing the distrust between Russia and Europe," Jean-Yves Le Drian, the French foreign minister says
Ukraine central bank urges law enforcers to protect former governor
The board of National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has urged the nation's law enforcement agencies to protect the life and health of its former governor Valeria Gontareva, current leadership, and staff.
Ukraine and Russia swap 70 prisoners of war
Among those released in the first concrete move towards ending the conflict between the two countries were Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov and the 24 sailors captured by Russia during a naval clash in the Kerch Strait in November.
Ukraine's long awaited anti-corruption court starts work
It took Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy three working days to do what former president Petro Poroshenko failed to do over several years. Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Court started work on September 5, as planned.
Ukraine government sees 40% GDP growth in five years, triggers worries over debt repayment
Ukrainian Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk expects that Ukraine's GDP will grow by 5% in 2020, and over the next five years the government will ensure that the economy grows by "at least 40%"
Ukraine’s new parliament sets itself a hectic legislative agenda
The new Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is in a hurry and he has set the new parliament a hectic and hugely ambitious legislative agenda for its first year in office.
New Ukraine government pledges to launch land market in 2020
Newly elected Ukrainian Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk has pledged to liberalise the nation's land market in Ukraine by the middle of the next year.
Back to school for Ukraine's new government
Ukraine’s newly elected parliament convened on August 29 and immediately approved a bill amending the Constitution to remove political immunity from members of parliament, writes Zenon Zawada of Concorde Capital in a note on the new government.
New Ukraine foreign minister seeks Donbas peace within six months
Ukraine's newly appointed Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko is going to secure " a new page in the peace process" over the Donbas crisis within the next six month.
Ukraine chief prosecutor Lutsenko resigns
Ukrainian Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko signed a letter of resignation on August 29, as the nation's newly elected parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, meets for its first day of work.
Ukraine president asks parliament to appoint political novice Honcharuk for PM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has proposed 35-year-old lawyer and his close personal friend Oleksiy Honcharuk for the post of Prime Minister.
Stagnation in Russia: how many opportunities are there for international (investment) banks in the rest of the CIS region?
Russia is not a growing market for international banking and capital market business at present. That's why people like to look for business and deal opportunities in smaller regional markets in the CIS region.
Ukraine joins EU leaders in opposing Russia’s re-admittance to G7
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy added his voice to those of major European economies in opposing a proposal from US President Donald Trump to allow Russia back into the Group of Seven (G7) advanced economies.