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The Ukrainian economy accelerated in May despite ongoing weaknesses in external demand. Private consumption, supported by a 15.5% yoy increase in real wages over the first five months of the year, remained the main driver of economic growth in 2012...

April`s data for Ukraine`s real sector showed a mixed picture. Buoyed by strong real wage growth, retail sales accelerated to 14.8% yoy over January-April. Agriculture also gained momentum, expanding by 1.1% yoy over the period amid a larger spring sowing area...

With the start of the Euro 2012 football tournament Ukraine gets 90,000 tourists more than in the same period last year. This is what Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine and Infrastructure Minister Borys Kolesnikov said at a press conference in Kyiv on 12 June...

Ukrainian economy grew slower in March 2012 as, in addition to a challenging external environment, some of the domestic factors lost their intensity that month. A 2.5% yoy decrease in exports of goods in March, led by weak exports of metallurgical...

Colder-than-usual weather during February weighed on construction and cargo transportation performance, whose output and turnover declined by 0.5% yoy and 5.6% yoy for January-February respectively. Ukraine’s economic growth is likely to remain subdued...

Europe`s leading players are at risk of being racially abused at this summer`s European Championship, the head of the worldwide union for footballers says, according to BBC Sport. Theo van Seggelen...

Dressed in Ukrainian garb, the children clasped hands and danced across the lawn of St. Volodymyr's Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral on Wenzel Terrace. The songs evoked imagery of chirping birds and...

Ukraine’s real sector performance was better than expected in January 2012, principally thanks to robust domestic demand. Thus, retail sales turnover grew by a solid 13.8% yoy that month. Continuing construction growth, government...

As a player Oleh Blokhin had sublime talent, but ability alone is not enough to succeed at the top. Determination, dedication and the drive to keep improving are also key to the cause; this is the message the Ukraine national team...

100 days before the EURO” falls on 29 February. Host cities are preparing to celebrate this event. It will be interesting and somewhat unusual. And not only on the last day of winter...

Alcohol has been involved in most of the deaths blamed on the extreme cold in Ukraine, the country worst affected by the icy temperatures gripping Eastern Europe...

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...

The Hryvnia was under depreciation pressure in December 2011, generated by external debt redemptions and strong population demand for foreign currency. Improved banking sector liquidity also added to these pressures. But thanks to...

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...

On the foreign policy front, Ukraine is in muddied waters with both the EU and Russia. Ukraine is desperately trying to find an exit strategy from the “gas contract from hell” negotiated been former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko...

You know George Soros. He’s the investor’s investor—the man who still holds the record for making more money in a single day’s trading than anyone. He pocketed $1 billion betting against...

Kolpakov said that Ukraine`s gross domestic product (GDP) may fall after the Championship, because the economy will not receive adequate injections from tourism. After all, most tickets for the Championship were bought by the domestic fans...

Expansion of the Ukrainian economy remained strong in October, despite continuing growth moderation in the industrial sector. According to NBU estimates, real GDP growth exceeded 5% yoy for January-October 2011. The growth was fuelled by...

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...

My cell allows but a few steps from wall to wall. These are the physical boundaries of my personal "freedom". A small window through the crossed bars allows me to catch a glimpse of blue autumn sky. You really understand the value of freedom when you only see...