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Ukraine

Overview

Ukraine is the second largest country in Eastern Europe. Ukraine is a unitary state composed of 24 oblasts (provinces), one autonomous republic (Crimea), and two cities with special status: Kiev, its capital, and Sevastopol, which houses the Russian Black Sea Fleet under a leasing agreement.

It is bordered by the Russian Federation to the east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south. Read More

Headlines Around the Web

Akhmetov buys Ukrtelecom for $1bn

Jun 06 - Financial Times

JKX bans investors from vote to oust CEO

Jun 01 - Financial Times

Tymoshenko jailing branded ‘unlawful’

Apr 30 - Financial Times

Saudi consortium buys farming group to increase food security

Mar 29 - Independent

Romania and Lithuania back fracking

Feb 06 - Financial Times

Gazprom posturing masks Russia’s weakness

Feb 01 - Financial Times

Gazprom’s mighty empire

Jan 29 - Financial Times

Gazprom bill puts strain on Ukraine finances

Jan 28 - Financial Times

Ukraine set to sign US$10B shale gas deal with Shell

Jan 25 - Financial Post

EastCoal raises £9.5m in Aim listing

Dec 28 - Financial Times

US crop producers eye Ukraine market

Nov 26 - Financial Times

Ukraine is ripe for US gas exploration

Nov 24 - Financial Times

Emerging Markets Report: Ukraine devaluation fears on the rise

Sep 18 - MarketWatch

Ferrexpo hit by falling iron ore prices

Aug 22 - Financial Times

Brazil looks to best ever corn exports

Aug 16 - Financial Times

Energy Stocks: Big deals brew with Exxon, Shell, BP, Sinopec

Aug 16 - MarketWatch

Kiev to opt for ExxonMobil and Shell bid

Aug 15 - Financial Times

Commerzbank to fall short in second quarter

Aug 01 - Financial Times

IMF urges Ukraine to hike gas prices for consumers

Jul 07 - France24

Amotz Asa-El's View from Jerusalem: Soccer and the limits of PR

Jun 09, 2012 - MarketWatch

Articles About Ukraine

Liverpool to Use Carroll Sale to Push Through Deals for Attacking Trio – Report

By IBTimes UK

Liverpool will hope to use the money from the sale of Andy Carroll to sign three attacking midfielders. (6:19 pm)

Amateur Sleuth Tracks Down Alleged Nazi War Criminal Michael Karkoc to Minnesota Bolthole

By IBTimes UK

Michael Karkoc accused of ordering massacres of women and children in burning of villages (Jun 15)

MORE TOPICS: GERMANY, POLAND, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, CONGRESS

Selective justice keeps foreign investment out of Ukraine

By Reuters UK

Four years after British financier Neil Smith bought one of Ukraine's largest local vodka producers, it was listed by Forbes as one of the country's fastest-growing firms, with annual sales of $600 million (386. Then a local court ruling nearly shut it down. (Jun 10)

MORE TOPICS: COURT, RUSSIA, POLAND, LAWYER, JUDICIARY, LAW FIRM

Computex 2013: Acer Unveils 5.7-Inch Liquid S1 Smartphone

By IBTimes IN

Acer Liquid S sports a mammoth 5.7-inch HD screen having 1280x720p display resolution and runs on Android v4.2 Jelly Bean OS powered by a 1.5GHz MediaTek quad-core processor. It packs 1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory which can be further expanded via microSD card. (Jun 03)

MORE TOPICS: SAMSUNG, GERMANY, RUSSIA, SMARTPHONE, ANDROID

Outside Hungary's borders, a growing power base for PM Orban

By Reuters UK

A Hungarian government programme to grant ethnic Hungarians abroad the right to vote has handed Prime Minister Viktor Orban an advantage that could, in a close election, keep him in power. (May 31)

Liverpool Consider Challenging City For Sevilla Star - Report

By IBTimes UK

Spanish reports suggest Liverpool are interested in signing Sevilla winger Jesus Navas. (May 31)

MORE TOPICS: POLAND, ANXIETY DISORDER, REAL MADRID

Free Transfer XI - The Summer's Potential European Bargain Buys

By IBTimes UK

11 players who can be snapped up on a free transfer this summer. (May 30)

MORE TOPICS: ARGENTINA, REAL MADRID, LONDON

HTC Desire 600 Price Leaked, Now Available On Pre-Orders

By IBTimes UK

HTC Desire 600 hits markets on pre-order pricing £340 approx. (May 28)

MORE TOPICS: RUSSIA, SMARTPHONE, ANDROID, HTC

Bayern Munich Join Real Madrid in Race for Liverpool Star – Report

By IBTimes UK

The Bundesliga and European champions have joined the Santiago Bernabeu club and their arch-rivals, Atlético Madrid, in the race for Liverpool striker Luis Suarez (May 27)