Analysts hail potential Evraz merger with Ukrainian steelmaker
.The possible merger of Evraz Group and Industrial Union of Donbass, Ukraine, is positive news for both the companies, said analysts who were polled by RBC. If this merger is completed, Evraz will once again confirm its strategy and reputation as a
Ukraine President Names Poisoner
Ukraine President Victor Yushchenko implicated a former close friend in the near-lethal dioxin poisoning case in September 2004.The four-year-old investigation was thrown into turmoil when he said that he suspected David Zhvania, godfather to one of his
15:26 | 19.11.04 Review of Ukraine's economy development over January - May 2004
Review of Ukraine's economy development over January - May 2004 High growth rates of Ukraine's economy have been a stable tendency over the last few months in a row. GDP accretion made 11.5% over January-April 2004 on the background of significant last
14:39 | 22.11.04 Review of Ukrainian economy development in 2003
Optimism of forecasts Review of Ukrainian economy development in 2003 Results of 2003 confirm that hasty economic growth continues in Ukraine. GDP has augmented by 8.5% while accretion of industrial production constituted 15.8%. Meanwhile GDP increased
16:05 | 22.11.04 Review of Ukraine's economy development over January - April 2004
Increasing demand stimulates development Review of Ukraine's economy development over January - April 2004 Acceleration of economic growth rates this year has already become a peculiar tendency for Ukraine's economy. According to the results of the
16:21 | 22.11.04 Review of Ukrainian economy development in the first half of 2004
Review of Ukrainian economy development in the first half of 2004 Indices of Ukraine's economy development are characterized with two-digit numbers this year. Accretion of GDP over the first five months of 2004 constituted 11.3% while the figures made
12:10 | 08.02.05 Review of Ukrainian economy development in 2004
Macroeconomics growth indicators Ukraine has gained 43 positions in the world rating of economic freedom Review of Ukrainian economy development in 2004 Majority of experts agree in the opinion that year 2004 was one of the best for Ukraine's economy.
Richly endowed in natural resources, Ukraine has been fought over and subjugated for centuries; its 20th-century struggle for liberty is not yet complete. A short-lived independence from Russia (1917-1920) was followed by brutal Soviet rule that engineered two artificial famines (1921-22 and 1932-33) in which over 8 million died, and World War II, in which German and Soviet armies were responsible for some 7 million more deaths. Although independence was attained in 1991 with the dissolution of the USSR, true freedom remains elusive as many of the former Soviet elite remain entrenched, stalling efforts at economic reform, privatization, and civic liberties.
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