Section: The Business Times (Singapore)
IMF 'very close' to agreement on Ukraine bailout, Lagarde says
[KIEV] The International Monetary Fund is “very close” to an agreement to bail out Ukraine’s war-damaged economy, managing director Christine Lagarde said. …read more Source: The Business...
Obama delays Ukraine arms decision
[WASHINGTON] US President Barack Obama on Monday agreed to hold off a controversial decision on sending arms to Ukraine until German-led efforts to broker a ceasefire with Russia are given a chance. …read more Source: The Business...
Yen gains on concerns over Ukraine and Greece
THE yen gained against the US dollar and euro on Monday as investors fretted over the conflict in Ukraine as well as Greece’s future in the eurozone. …read more Source: The Business...
EU delays new Russia sanctions as Germany warns on Ukraine talks
[MUNICH] The European Union postponed new sanctions against Russia in a gesture of support for planned peace talks on Ukraine, while the government in Kiev said more Russian troops entered the conflict zone. …read more Source: The Business...
Ukraine sees echoes of the 1990s as financial crisis bites
A CRIPPLING financial crisis in Ukraine is turning the clock back to the 1990s, when people kept dollars in their socks rather than at banks and smuggled cars to sell them on the black market and avoid the tax man. …read more Source: The Business...
Russia's Putin says Kiev on "dead-end track" in east Ukraine
[MOSCOW] Russian President Vladimir Putin said Kiev must stop its military operation in east Ukraine and cease exerting economic pressure on rebel-held regions, warning that it was on a “dead-end track fraught with … catastrophe”. …read more Source: The Business...
Emergency Ukraine summit planned for Wednesday
FRENCH, German and Ukrainian leaders are planning a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday in a frantic bid to halt escalating bloodshed in east Ukraine. …read more Source: The Business...
Merkel defends Ukraine arms stance in face of US criticism
[MUNICH] Germany’s Angela Merkel said on Saturday that sending arms to help Ukraine fight pro-Russian separatists would not solve the crisis there, drawing sharp rebukes from US politicians who accused Berlin of turning its back on an ally in distress. …read more Source: The Business...
Germany and France agree with Putin to work towards Ukraine ceasefire
[BERLIN] The leaders of Germany and France proposed at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday to draw up a possible joint document to implement the Minsk agreement and bring an end to the fighting in Ukraine, a German government spokesman said. “On the basis of a proposal by Germany’s chancellor and France’s...
US and Europe must stand together over Ukraine: Biden
[BRUSSELS] US Vice President Joe Biden said on Friday that the United States and Europe needed to stand together over Ukraine and accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of calling for peace while rolling his troops through Ukrainian countryside. …read more Source: The Business...
