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Prez: Govt looting accounts to pay bills
KIEV, Dec. 22 – Ukraine’s cash-strapped government appears to have looted some 6.2 billion hryvnias ($780 million) out of state-controlled accounts in its scramble to stay financially afloat, President Viktor Yushchenko said in a filing asking prosecutors to investigate the case. |
Committee warns of Ukraine’s re-inclusion into FATF blacklist
KIEV, Dec. 21 – Ukraine in February 2010 could be again included on the FATF blacklist (the Financial Action Task Force), if it does not approve a new basic profile law by December 31, according to a statement posted on the Web site of the State Committee for Financial Monitoring of Ukraine. |
European Parliament president: Vote won’t affect Kiev-Brussels status
BRUSSELS, Dec. 21 – European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek believes that the results of the January presidential election in Ukraine will not affect relations between Kiev and Brussels.
"I believe that Ukraine is in need of the EU's support and assistance, especially during times of crisis. Therefore, I do not think that we can afford in this difficult economic period to slow down our cooperation. |
Regions MP calls for govt to call in experts to solve economic crisis
KIEV, Dec. 22 – Regions Party MP Rinat Akhmetov, owner of Donetsk-based System Capital Management , Ukraine's largest private company, believes that the Ukrainian authorities should invite experts and consultants and make use take advantage of their advice to overcome the economic crisis in Ukraine as soon as possible. |
Firtash to file ‘showcase’ slander suit against PM in British court
KIEV, Dec. 22 - Dmytro Firtash, the owner of Nadra Bank, will file a suit with a British court against Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, a news anchor on Inter TV channel said before the businessman's interview was broadcast.
"No official in this country has ever answered for his deeds in the last 16 years. I want this to be a showcase and a clear answer to everyone," Firtash said. |
NBU purchases $130 million on forext mkt
KIEV, Dec. 22 – The National Bank of Ukraine on Monday purchased $130 million on the forex market, a move to prop up the hyryvnia and a sign of the extent to which the supply of hard currency has been exceeding demand. |
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