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Britain’s PM Cameron joins Germany’s Merkel in snubbing Russia’s WWII parade in Moscow
March 12, 2015 10:40 PMLONDON (AFP) – British Prime Minister David Cameron will shun Russia’s Victory Day parade on May 9, a spokesman said on Thursday, citing tensions over President Vladimir Putin’s actions in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukraine central bank to tighten capital controls if needed
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s central bank is prepared to tighten capital controls if the foreign exchange market deteriorates, according to the text of a letter of intent from Kiev to the International Monetary Fund released on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine expects additional $5 billion from IMF this year – finance minister
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian Finance Minister Natalia Yaresko said on Thursday that Kiev expects additional tranche of a new four-year International Monetary Fund programme of more than $5 billion (3.3 billion pounds) this year. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine to launch broad privatisation plan this year – Finance Minister
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian Finance Minister Natalia Yaresko said on Thursday Ukraine would launch a drive to privatise many of the country’s 3,300 state-owned enterprises by the end of this year. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine to receive first IMF tranche by Friday – Finance Minister Yaresko
Ukrainian Finance Minister Natalia Yaresko said on Thursday Kiev expected the first trance of US$5 billion under a new four-year International Monetary Fund programme to be disbursed no later than Friday. …read more Source: Channel...
Risks to Ukraine turnaround 'exceptionally high', IMF says
LONDON (Reuters) – Efforts to restore financial stability in Ukraine face “exceptionally high” risks from further conflict and disgruntled creditors, the International Monetary Fund said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine to receive first IMF tranche by Friday – Finance Minister Yaresko
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian Finance Minister Natalia Yaresko said on Thursday Kiev expected the first trance of $5 billion under a new four-year International Monetary Fund programme to be disbursed no later than Friday. …read more Source: The...
UPDATE1: Ex-Japan PM Hatoyama meets Crimea leader, “may move” to Crimea
…read more Source: Kyodo News
Astronauts return to Earth on Russian Soyuz spaceship
DZHEZKAZGAN: Two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut on Thursday returned to Earth aboard a Soyuz space capsule after six months at the International Space Station. Yelena Serova — the first female Russian cosmonaut to have spent time on the ISS — landed along with Alexander Samokutyaev and Barry Wilmore in snowy Kazakhstan just after...
West Boosts Ukraine Aid as Russia Bridles at Sanctions
The IMF handed Ukraine a $17.5 billion lifeline on Wednesday as the United States agreed to send military aid to bolster its forces against pro-Russian rebels — but stopped short of promising weapons… …read more Source:...
