KIEV, Nov. 27 – Oleksandr Suhonyako, the president of the Association of Ukrainian Banks, has criticized the currency exchange rate policy of the National Bank of Ukraine.
"I cannot explain the policy of deliberately hacking the hryvnia exchange rate. The issue still faces the Ukrainian president and NBU leadership. We don't see any explanation for this policy," he said at a press conference in Kiev on Wednesday.
KIEV, Nov. 27 – U.S. dollars are expected to hit the cash market Friday following weeks of scarce supply as the National Bank of Ukraine is due to lift currency restrictions, a top NBU official said.
KIEV, Nov. 26 – The Cabinet of Ministers has signed an agreement with the World Bank about raising UAH3 billion for 30 years at an annual interest rate of 5% to cover Ukraine’s budget deficit, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said while opening a meeting of the government in Kiev on Wednesday.
KIEV, Nov. 27 - President Viktor Yushchenko has urged the government to work harder on the issue of modernizing Ukrainian nuclear power plants so as to improve the energy and ecological security of the country.
KIEV, Nov. 27 – President Viktor Yushchenko’s party, Our Ukraine, faced a major challenge on Tuesday when it failed to get enough members to show up for an important meeting aimed at supporting a pro-Western coalition.
The meeting, called to emphasize the support of party members for the coalition, failed after only 74 members showed up, falling short of the required 99.
KIEV, Nov. 27 – President Viktor Yushchenko said Tuesday he will meet each of the seven Our Ukraine-People’s Self-defense lawmakers who have so far refused to sign an agreement to create a pro-Western government coalition.
KIEV, Nov. 27 - President Viktor Yushchenko urged the government Monday to stop putting pressure on UkrNafta, the country??™s largest oil company, forcing the company to sell its oil and gas domestically at below market prices.
MOSCOW, Nov. 27 ??“ Russia is not concerned about ongoing talks between Ukraine and Belarus, the two major shippers of Russian gas to Europe, aimed at coordinating their tariff policies, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov said.
KIEV, Nov. 27 ??“ The pro-government coalition will probably boycott President Viktor Yushchenko??™s plans to amend Ukraine??™s constitution, Deputy Parliamentary Speaker Adam Martyniuk said Monday.
