More than 2,000 protestors battled security guards at Ukraine's parliament, as protests widened against planned cuts in state social benefits. The protestors included veterans of the clean-up from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and entrepreneurs from the small and medium-sized businesses. Ukraine's legislature is debating measures to cut state benefits. Other planned changes include liberalizing the land law and simplifying the tax code. President Viktor Yanukovych on Wednesday called the government of PM Mykola Azarov to either win people's trust or resign. |
In 2012, Metro Cash&Carry Ukraine, which is a retail division of the Metro Group (Germany), raised sales by 10.9% y/y to EUR 877mn, the company said. The company opened two new wholesale ... more
The Naftogaz Ukrainy has repaid UAH 2.4bn worth of loans so far in 2013. The company was able to repay this amount of loans because of economy of natural gas in all areas of its operation, ... more
The European Commission recommends Ukraine to focus on meeting its commitments under the association agenda, reads the ENP Country Progress Report 2012 - Ukraine released on Wednesday. In ... more