Section: Japan Herald (Australia)
Ukrainian PM to visit Canada this for economic talks amid financial turmoil
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Ukraine Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk visit the Academic Institute of the National Academy of Internal Affairs of Ukraine for Training of … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
French German Leaders Press Ukraine On Constitutional Reforms
French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angel Merkel have called on Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to ensure partial self-rule for the pro-Russian separatist east. Poroshenko’s … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Ukraines Sluggish Action On Reforms Delayed Receipt Of Loans
Ukraine’s Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko disclosed July 3 that the government failed to get $3 billion in loans from the International Monetary Fund and World Bank this week because it has not … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
EU Governments Extend Russian Sanctions Through January 2016
The EU is keeping the pressure firmly on the Russian economy as turbulence continues in Eastern Ukraine. Sanctions have now been extended until the end of January, adding an additional six months of … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Putin Says Shelling Must Stop In East Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin has told French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel that Ukrainian forces must “immediately” stop shelling in Eastern Ukraine. The Kremlin … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
EU Extends Russia Sanctions for 6 Months
European Union foreign ministers formally agreed Monday to extend economic sanctions against Russia for an additional six months in response to the country’s role in neighboring Ukraine. The move … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Ukrainian Banker Wanted By Kyiv Arrested In Germany
German authorities have announced the arrest of a Ukrainian banker wanted on an international arrest warrant alleging financial crimes in Ukraine. Brandenburg state prosecutor Juergen Suelldorf, who … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
EURCHF sees medium term downside risks – Westpac
“Macro: We continue to advocate medium term EUR/CHF downside amid ongoing ECB QE, unresolved risks around Greece and the still highly combustible geopolitical set up in Eastern Ukraine. Yet, the … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Russia in the time of Western sanctions low oil prices
With the latest G7 summit minus Russia deciding to extend sanctions on the country over Ukraine, life here goes on as normal, perhaps even a bit more energetically under bright sunshine, in this … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
US Treasury Chief Urges Ukraine to Keep Working on Debt Restructuring
U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Tuesday encouraged Ukrainian leaders to keep working on restructuring their debt, saying IMF loans require everyone to make a “shared sacrifice.” Lew met in … …read more Source: Japan Herald...