Ukrainian banks reported net profits of UAH 59 billion during the first eleven months of 2019, according to new figures released in December by the National Bank of Ukraine. This […]
Month: December 2019
BBC standards are extremely destructive in the fight against Russian propaganda
If we give facts and misinformation equal coverage, people will see only grossly distorted reality, said Evgen Tsybulenko, professor of International Law and lecturer at the Tallinn Technical University, in […]
Only 45% of working-age population in Ukraine officially employed
Minister for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture Tymofiy Mylovanov has stated that only 12.8 million of working-age people in Ukraine are officially employed. “Only 12.8 million of 28.5 million […]
Gazprom pays Ukraine $2.9 bln under Stockholm arbitration court ruling
Ukraine has received $2.918 billion from Gazprom under a ruling of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce. “Yes, Ukraine has received $2.918 billion from Gazprom in accordance […]
Post-Brexit agreement with UK is 75% ready
“With regard to our priorities for the next year, we want to finish the negotiations on the agreement. This is a matter of several months,” Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of […]
UberEats has launched in Odesa
Food delivery service Uber Eats has launched in Odesa as it continues to gradually expand across Ukraine. The Black Sea port becomes the third Ukrainian city to host the service. UberEats entered […]
SBU asked PrivatBank to stop filing new lawsuits against former owners
With PrivatBank’s new management pursuing hundreds of millions of dollars in claims against the bank’s former owners in London, Tel Aviv and Delaware, the State Security Service, or SBU, has […]
Site of the world’s worst nuclear energy disaster sees visitor numbers increase by 75%
The number of tourists visiting the Chornobyl Exclusive Zone jumped by almost 75% year-on-year in the first ten months of 2019, according to figures released towards the end of the […]
InformNapalm: Russian representatives should be removed from OSCE SMM
From the beginning of the aggression, Russia claimed that it was not involved in the war in Donbas, consistently repeating the mantra about the Russian army not being in Ukraine, […]
Rolling Stone listed Ukrainian movie as one of the 50 best films of the decade
Rolling Stone has listed Ukrainian film “The Tribe” as one of the 50 best films of the decade. Myroslav Slaboshpitsky’s film ranked 48th, beating “Black Panther” and “Once Upon a […]
Fitch affirms 4 Ukrainian state-owned banks’ ratings
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Long-Term Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) of JSC CB Privatbank (Privat), JSC State Savings Bank of Ukraine (Oschad), JSC The State Export-Import Bank of Ukraine (Ukrexim) […]
Ukrainians spent 17% more money on e-commerce purchases in 2019
Ukrainians spent a little over USD 3 billion on e-commerce purchases during the January-November 2019 period, according to figures released in mid-December by the EVO group of companies. This UAH […]
Russia will have to find alternative ships to finish Nord Stream 2
Allseas, the Swiss-Dutch company laying the pipe, stopped work Friday, hours after President Trump signed a bill sanctioning companies working on the line, ubn.news reports. Two days earlier, U.S. Senators […]
Ukrainian diplomat: Moscow was once subordinate to Kyiv
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry condemns Russia’s encroachment, in any form, on the territorial integrity of Ukraine, including in the form of an allegedly historical narrative of Russian President Vladimir Putin, […]
