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Regions lukewarm on ex-PM overseas trip
KIEV, May 17 – President Viktor Yanukovych’s Regions Party is lukewarm to approving legislation that would allow jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko to receive medical treatment abroad, a senior party official said Thursday. 14:34 | More
Trade unions plan May 21 protest against labor code, bill on rallies
KIEV, May 17 - Ukraine's independent unions intend on May 21 to begin a nationwide protest against the adoption of the Labor Code and a bill on rallies and demonstrations, Federation of Trade Unions of Workers of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises of Chairman Viacheslav Roy said. 14:32 | More
NBU bullish on foreign currency inflow from Euro 2012, elections
KIEV, May 16 – The National Bank of Ukraine expects that the foreign currency inflow to Ukraine during the hosting of final matches of the Euro 2012 European football championship in June and before the parliamentary election in September will grow, which will support the hryvnia exchange rate. 14:30 | More
Ukraine remains a supporter of the idea of trilateral gas consortium between Ukraine, Russia, and Europe, President Viktor Yanukovych told journalists in Moscow. (photo by President's press service)
Russian natgas price to average $440/1,000 cm in 2012, says official
SEVASTOPOL, May 16 - The average annual price of Russian natural gas procured by Ukraine's national oil and gas company Naftogaz Ukrayiny will be $440 per 1,000 cubic meters this year, up from the current $425, Naftogaz CEO Yevhen Bakulin said at a ceremony marking the commissioning of the modern self-elevating floating drilling rig (SEFDR) Petro Hodovanets on Wednesday. 14:29 | More
IN FOCUS Tymoshenko agrees to hospital treatment
KIEV, May 5 - Ukraine's jailed and ailing ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko tentatively agreed to have her back condition treated at a local hospital under the supervision of a German doctor, The Associated Press reported. 11:37 | More
Don’t ‘humiliate’ us, Yanukovych tells EU
KIEV, May 14 – President Viktor Yanukovych, in apparent defiance of the European Union’s pressure over the treatment of jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko, said Monday he will not allow Ukraine to be “humiliated.” 12:21 | More
COMMENT AND ANALYSIS
Ukraine consumer confidence worsened last month, survey shows

Consumer confidence in Ukraine in November 2010 worsened, according to the International Centre for Policy Studies (ICPS), citing the results of a consumer confidence survey conducted as part of a joint project with GfK Ukraine.
Consumer confidence of Ukrainian citizens in November 2010 was under the pressure of government's plans to adopt the Tax Code, which would have considerably increased the tax burden on small and medium businesses.More

Can elections be harmful to democracy?

It has been said that young leaders are the foot soldiers of democracy, and the grassroots campaign that swelled up during Orange Revolution is proof that Ukraine is no exception. Still, five years later, the Orange Revolution’s promise of reform has yet to be fulfilled. This is in large part due to a lack of leadership not only at the top of the government machine, but throughout the system. Still, even the best reform strategy will fail without strong leaders to promote and undertake it. More

Consensus Forecast: Things will get better in 2010

What will the situation be with Ukraine’s economy over this year and the following two? When will GDP stop contracting? When will consumer demand begin to pick up and what will wages be like? The answers to these questions were sought by ICPS economists along with their colleagues at the latest quarterly consensus seminar in macro-economic forecasting, organized by Ukraine’s Ministry of Economy on 2 July 2009. More

No end in sight: downswing in consumer mood continues to break records

Ukraine greeted 2009 with a thus-far unseen worsening in the consumer mood as the crisis in the country’s economy worsened. In January 2009, the Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) fell a further 12.1pp over December 2008, to 41.8. This is a new record and the absolute lowest the Index has ever been since it began to be tracked. This level of the CCI indicates that more than three-quarters of Ukraine’s consumers are feeling pessimistic. More

Nation
Kiev court upholds four-year sentence for former interior minister
72% of Ukrainians expect to get no benefit from Euro 2012 games
Parliament OKs adoption of floating excise duties for oil products
Regions lukewarm on ex-PM overseas trip
Trade unions plan May 21 protest against labor code, bill on rallies
NBU bullish on foreign currency inflow from Euro 2012, elections
Prime minister brushes aside EU concerns
US calls on Ukraine to release Tymoshenko and other former officials
Ukrainian diplomat expects Putin and Medvedev at Euro 2012 games
Danish foreign minister names steps for Brussels-Kiev reconciliation
Brussels report sharply critical of Ukrainian political record
Azarov defends conviction of Tymoshenko
Talks between Putin and Yanukovych falter on pipeline control issue
European Union leaders still mulling possible Euro 2012 boycott
Ukraine has done what it can to integrate with EU, says Azarov
New passenger terminal commissioned at Donetsk international airport
Europe’s parties want Ukraine to integrate with EU, says EP veep
‘Pause’ in relations with EU will be useful, says Yanukovych
Lithuanian president criticizes Ukraine on Tymoshenko, rights
Business
Yuzovska and Oleske industrial gas production to start in 2017
Foreign direct equity investment reported up 2.1% in 1st quarter
Russian natgas price to average $440/1,000 cm in 2012, says official
Don’t betray principles of partnership, EU official tells Ukraine
NBU, citing inflation progress, considering monetary policy easing
Ukraine oil extraction reported down 5.2% YTD through end of April
Deliveries of crude oil to refineries down 25.9% through April 30
Firtash’s Group DF to boost number of fertilizer storage facilities
Ukraine’s sole newsprint paper producer shuts down operation
Fitch: Ukraine’s banking sector remains subdued by problem exposures
Firtash says he’ll buy oil refinery and filling station chain
Ukraine hits 7th place in spam zombie production, Symantec says
Ukraine to announce LNG terminal tender by October, says official
Black Sea offshore oil rig to begin operation ahead of schedule
Naftogaz Ukrayiny signs natural gas supply deal with Germany’s RWE
Ukraine, Qatar and Turkey to discuss LNG transit through Bosporus
Currencies (in hryvnias)
  17.05.2012 prev
USD 7.990 7.990
RUR 0.258 0.263
EUR 10.18 10.26

Stock Market
  16.05.2012 prev
PFTS 442.6 451.8
source: PFTS

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