KIEV, Dec. 21 – President Viktor Yanukovych on Tuesday nominated Serhiy Arbuzov, a long-time personal ally, as the governor of the National Bank of Ukraine, after Volodymyr Stelmakh submitted his resignation.
KIEV, Dec. 21 - The government on Tuesday scrambled to assure foreign investors that it has successfully replenished the money on its environmental account that it claims had been earlier misused by former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
KIEV, Dec. 21 – The Prosecutor General’s Office will address Parliament on Wednesday on the progress it has made on the investigation of a recent attack by pro-government lawmakers that left four opposition lawmakers hospitalized.
KIEV, Dec. 21 – At least 27 people were killed by heavy snowstorms that have swept Ukraine over the past five days, wrecking havoc on cities and villages, the Healthcare Ministry reported Monday.
KIEV, Dec. 21 – Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko changed plans Monday and sought to dramatically accelerate the approval of the 2010 budget in Parliament as talks stumbled with the International Monetary Fund over resumption of lending.
KIEV, Dec. 18 – The gross international reserves of the National Bank of Ukraine have exceeded $32.8 billion due to the strengthening of the euro against the U.S. dollar on international markets, NBU Council Chairman Petro Poroshenko said.
KIEV, Dec. 18 – A fall in construction in Ukraine will not affect the country’s preparations for the European Football Championship 2012, according to first deputy regional development and construction minister, Anatoliy Berkuta.
KIEV, Dec. 19 – Half of Ukrainians believe that the National Bank of Ukraine’s decision to ban early withdrawal of deposits is illegal, according to a poll by the Sofia social research center.
KIEV, Dec. 19 - The price for Russian natural gas supplies to Ukraine must drop to $100 per 1,000 cubic meters in 2009 from $179.5/1,000 cu m in 2008 reflecting crude oil price decline, President Viktor Yushchenko’s office said Friday.
KIEV, Dec. 21 – President Viktor Yushchenko and Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko exchanged sharp personal attacks over the weekend, marking the onset of a 12-month battle that will end with presidential election in early 2010.
