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The mobile operator Kyivstar, together with Rakuten Viber, is launching a new service for corporate clients – the distribution of Viber business messages, the operator’s press service said on August 1
Aug. 13, 2020
The U.S. Department of Justice has accused Ukrainian oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky of fraud and money laundering and moved to seize his properties in the states of Kentucky and Texas. Kolomoisky, his busi
Aug. 7, 2020
Popular U.S. streaming platform Netflix will shoot its first movie in Kyiv, Ukraine’s Culture Minister Oleksandr Tkachenko announced on July 31. Netflix’s action-comedy “The Last Mercenary” will star
Jul. 31, 2020
ODESA, Ukraine – Allrise Capital, a U.S. investment fund, on July 21 closed a landmark deal to buy Odesa’s Chornomorets soccer stadium. In theory, this could be one of the sexiest assets put up for sa
Jul. 30, 2020
LOT Polish Airlines has launched flights on the Warsaw-Lviv-Warsaw route, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, these flights are not yet available to tourists. “LOT Airlines launched flights on the Warsa
Jul. 16, 2020
Ukraine’s long-awaited large-scale privatization has officially begun. On July 15, the state-owned four-star Dnipro Hotel, located in the Kyiv city center, was sold for $41 million to a private invest
Jul. 15, 2020
The main United Nations compound in Ukraine, situated in central Kyiv, stands largely empty. Only a skeleton crew of staff and security remains. Those who need to be at the office have to reserve a ti
Jul. 15, 2020
Ukrainian seaports are the main gates for the country’s exports and imports. Last year, these gates seemed open and inviting, as the ports hit a historic record of 160 million tons in cargo turnover i
Jul. 15, 2020
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made it clear at a press conference in May that he wants to be “remembered as the president who built good roads in Ukraine.” The roads in Ukraine are among the
Jul. 15, 2020
It could have been a good year for Ukraine’s economy. In January, Ukraine placed eurobonds with a historically low interest rate. Negotiations for another International Monetary Fund loan were underwa
Jul. 10, 2020
For the first time since 2016, the Ukrainian version of business magazine Forbes has presented its brand new list of the 100 richest Ukrainians in 2020. After closing in 2017, the magazine relaunched
Jun. 2, 2020
The Swedish company IKEA, the world’s largest furniture and home goods retailer, has decided to temporarily restrict the ability to place new orders in the Ukrainian online store, IKEA has told Interf
May. 25, 2020
The number of Ukrainian households at or below the official poverty line will grow to 45% in 2020, the Social Policy Ministry has stated, as reported by UNIAN. Effects of the coronavirus pandemic in U
May. 21, 2020
Ukraine has prolonged its ban on Russian websites VKontakte, Odnoklassniki, Mail.ru and Yandex. In the past, all of them were hugely popular in the country. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sign
May. 16, 2020
The Swedish company IKEA, the world’s largest retailer of furniture and household goods, on May 14 officially launched the possibility of ordering goods from an online store in Ukraine, distribution p
May. 14, 2020
Melinda Simmons became the United Kingdom’s ambassador to Ukraine only in September, but she’s got ancestral roots to the country. She is one-quarter Ukrainian. Her great-great-grandparents lived near
Apr. 17, 2020