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Merkel Calls For More Ukraine Crisis Talks
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has invited senior officials from Ukraine, Russia and France for another round of talks on the Ukraine crisis on March 6 in Berlin. A German government spokesman said … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Ukraines new US-born finance chief enduring baptism by fire
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — War-torn Ukraine is a long way from Wood Dale, Illinois.But Natalie Jaresko, the country’s new finance minister who was born and raised in the Chicago suburbs, says she … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Ukraine Imposes More Controls On Foreign Currency Purchases
Ukraine’s central bank has imposed a temporary ban on purchases of foreign currencies by authorized banks on behalf of their customers. The ban, which is in effect from February 25 to February 27, is … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Bullion back in favour with central banks
KAZAKHSTAN increased gold reserves for the 28th consecutive month, while Ukraine added to holdings for the first time since August, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said yesterday. Russia … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Former Ukraine Deputy PM Says “Another Coup Can Not Be Ruled Out” Among Currency Implosion Central Bank Charges
February 24, 2015 A year or so on from the last coup in Ukraine, Ukraine’s former Prime Minister Sergey Arbuzov told TASS, with growing popular … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Ukraine rebels claim heavy weapons pullout begun
The pro-independence insurgents in eastern Ukraine Tuesday said they have begun a “full-scale” pullout of heavy weapons from the front line of their fight with government troops, Xinhua news agency … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Bulgaria Key Battleground in US-Russia Energy War
WASHINGTON – As the U.S. wages a high-profile campaign against Russia over Ukraine, it is also battling Kremlin-dominance on another front – energy in Eastern Europe. NATO member Bulgaria, which … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Merkel Hollande To Discuss Ukraine Amid Renewed Fighting
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande are due to discuss the situation in eastern Ukraine amid renewed fighting which puts in danger a cease-fire deal brokered by the … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Ukraine finance chief West IMF wont flag in bailout aid
Ukraine’s recently appointed Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko, a U.S. national who adopted Ukrainian citizenship to take up her post, speaks at a press conference in Kiev, Ukraine, on Monday, … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Ukraine Finance Ministers American Values
Ukraine’s new Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko, who has become the face of reform for the U.S.-backed regime in Kiev and will be a key figure handling billions of dollars in Western financial … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
