Section: Foreign media focused on Japan
Ukraine PM announces good financial news calls special government meeting
Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk delivers a speech during a session of parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, May 19, 2015. REUTERS/Alex Kuzmin … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Merkel Everything Must Be Done To Respect Ukraine Peace Deal
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says everything must be done to fully implement a cease-fire agreement in eastern Ukraine. She was speaking in Berlin on August 24 at a joint news conference in Berlin … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Pipavav likely to get INS Vikramaditya refit order
Pipavav Defence, a part of the Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group, is likely to get the contract for a refit of INS Vikramaditya, the modified Kiev-class Russia-made aircraft carrier that entered the … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Fitch Affirms Ukraines Long-Term Foreign Currency Rating at CC
MOSCOW, LONDON (Sputnik) – According a Fitch press release, “the issue ratings on Ukraine’s senior unsecured foreign and local currency bonds have also been affirmed at ‘CC’ and … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
IMF Says Western Sanctions Could Cut 9 off Russias GDP
MOSCOW – Sanctions linked to the Ukraine crisis could end up costing Russia 9 percent of its gross domestic product, the International Monetary Fund said on Monday. Russia’s economy is showing … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
IMF approves loan disbursement for Ukraine
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that its executive board approved $1.7 billion of loan disbursement to Ukraine. The disbursement is part of the IMF’s four-year financial assistance … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
US Adds to Russian Ukrainian Sanctions
WASHINGTON – The United States imposed further Russia- and Ukraine-related sanctions on Thursday, adding associates of a billionaire Russian gas trader, Crimean port operators and former Ukrainian … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Ukraine Wants to Use US Guarantees to Borrow $1B in November
KYIV, UKRAINE – Heavily indebted Ukraine may borrow $1 billion in November via a new sale of U.S.-backed bonds, part of a broader international support package Kyiv expects to receive by the end of … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
RICHARD BURT Preserving Ukraines financial future
Ukraine imposes write-downs on private creditors or, worse, defaults on its obligations, it would effectively become a financial pariah. It would lose access to the capital markets, thus depriving it … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Ukraine Passes Laws For Next IMF Loan
Ukraine’s parliament has passed all the laws necessary to receive a second tranche of financial aid from the International Monetary Fund, Ukraine’s deputy minister announced on July 16. The IMF … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
