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As temperatures plunged to below -30C (-22F) on Thursday night, the total number of victims over the past week reached 101 - the majority being homeless people living on the streets.Ukrainian officials have scrambled to cope with conditions...

Ex.ua was founded in 2009, and unlike many file uploading services was free to use: the site earned money from advertising, rather than subscription revenue from heavy users. Unlike many file locker services, Ex.ua enabled users...

Thanks to the generous harvest, a slower increase in regulated prices and easing inflationary pressures from abroad, Ukraine’s consumer inflation slowed to 5.9% yoy in September. However, due to re-instatement of higher excise taxes, a low base effect and...

Recent financial market turmoil (due to the US debt downgrade and rising risk of a broadening European solvency crisis) and disappointing GDP data in a number of developed economies have weakened global economic growth prospects for the rest of 2011...

In May 2011, the Ukraine economy started regaining its footing from March-April weaknesses. Industrial production growth picked up to 8.6% yoy from 4.9% yoy in April. Expansion in retail trade and construction accelerated to 15.5% yoy and 13.2% yoy, respectively...

Ukraine’s Ministry of Finance boasted of a healthy budget execution in 5M11, outperforming its fiscal schedule in the respective period. In particular, the central government collected a total of UAH 119 bln in revenue...

A favorable external environment and strong growth in domestic demand supported solid growth of the Ukrainian economy in the first quarter of 2011. According to preliminary NBU estimates, real GDP grew by more than 5% yoy over the period. By sector...

Right now the discussions regarding the creation of a Central Securities Depository are active in Ukraine again. Last week the two key participants of this process communicated their positions which were...

Thanks to robust growth in exports, Ukraine’s current account balance switched to a small surplus in January 2011. It more than compensated for the slight financial account deficit caused by external debt redemption payments exceeding new borrowings...

In 2010, the Ukrainian economy recovered at about 4.2% yoy from a 14.8% yoy crisis-induced decline in 2009. The recovery was led by exports, private consumption (which surprised on the upside) and strong inventory rebuild. Additionally, the recovery was broad-based among sectors...

In October, the Ukrainian economy made steady gains despite a weaker external environment and less favorable statistical base effect. Instead, good economic results in industry, construction and services were achieved due to...

Thanks to the improving external environment and strengthening domestic demand, both export-focused and domestic market oriented branches and sectors reported better economic result in September. Industrial production growth...

A further increase in the population’s purchasing power (thanks to continuing growth in real monthly wage and high social transfers) and improved budget financing of infrastructure projects underpinned further recovery in retail sales and construction respectively...

That`s what the Leeds branch of the Rotary Club are doing though - providing nearly a hundred specialist beds for a hospital in Ternopol, Ukraine.BBC Leeds found out just how much hard work goes into such a project...

A favorable external environment kept supporting Ukraine’s economic recovery. Industrial production grew by 12.6% yoy over January-May 2010, led by export-focused machine-building, chemicals and metallurgy...

Following the victory of the opposition leader Victor Yanukovych in February’s 2010 presidential elections, a new ruling coalition was formed in the Ukrainian parliament and a new government headed by...

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich said on Thursday he would not intervene in a criminal action against ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, and defended his decision to extend Russian navy`s stay in Ukraine...

Ukraine has made an urgent appeal to the International Monetary Fund for about $2bn in emergency loans to ease “an extremely difficult situation” in meeting its external obligations and avoid the danger of...

Ukraine is in the midst of what some might call swine-flu hysteria. The country is in virtual lockdown mode, with the government closing schools, universities and movie theaters and...

The sale of one of Ukraine`s biggest state companies collapsed on Tuesday, highlighting the deep rift in the country`s leadership while the government accused bidders of shady dealings to get the firm on the cheap...