Member News

• UKRAINE: NEW LAWS PUT A SPOTLIGHT ON TAX COMPLIANCE IN PERSONNEL MATTERS

  Consequences may be painful for many businesses that use private entrepreneurs in their tax planning strategies.

  Legal Newsletter, Asters law firm, Kyiv, Ukraine, July 2010

• UKRAINIAN PARLIAMENT PASSED LAW ON PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP 

  Legal Alert, Baker & McKenzie, Kyiv, Ukraine, Tue July 13, 2010

• WESTINGHOUSE ANNOUNCES ORGANIZATIONAL APPOINTMENT FOR EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA OPERATIONS

  Mike Kirst appointed Vice President, Strategy and External Affairs
  Westinghouse Electric Company
  Pittsburg, PA, Mon, July 12, 2010

• BUELING, INC. JOINS U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)

  U.S. company moving advanced U.S. agricultural technology to Ukraine
  
  U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C., Wed, July 7, 2010

• PARLIAMENT OF UKRAINE PASSED 1ST READING OF DRAFT OF TAX CODE

  Draft Code provides novelties that appear both interesting and disturbing for business
  Tatyana Dzyadok, Esq., Frishberg & Partners, Kyiv, Ukraine, Wed, June 30, 2010

• DRAFT TAX CODE OF UKRAINE - PRINCIPLE CHANGES

  The draft Tax Code does not introduce much in the way of the hoped for tax reform, and, in fact, contains numerous new provisions which suggest a negative impact on the business environment in Ukraine.
  KPMG Newsflash, Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, June 25, 2010

• A NOTE ON THE STATE OF THE INSURANCE PICTURE IN UKRAINE

  Analysis and Commentary: by Paul Gregory
  Principal, independent insurance solutions, New York, NY
  U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C., Tue, June 29, 2010

• PAUL GREGORY JOINS U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)

  Independent insurance broker, advisor & consultant providing independent insurance solutions. Article: "A Note on the State of the Insurance Market in Ukraine."
  U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C., Tue, June 29, 2010

• HORIZON CAPITAL BUYS CONTROLLING STAKE IN MOLDOVA'S BOSTAVAN WINERIES GROUP FOR USD 15 MILLION

  Ukrainian News Agency, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thu, June 17, 2010 

• EQUIPMENT DIRECT JOINS U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)

  Supplying agricultural equipment, spare parts, from the United States to Ukraine
  U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C., Thu, June 24, 2010

• SINK OR SWIM OR PROTECTION OF UKRAINIAN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS UNDER WTO RULES

  Analytical Article By: Nataliya Y. Mykolska, Senior Associate
  and Anzhela M. Makhinova, Associate
  Vasil Kisil & Partners law firm, Kyiv, Ukraine, Fri, June 25, 2010

• SOFTENGI LLC JOINS U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)

  Global software engineering company headquartered in Kyiv, Ukraine
  U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C., Monday, June 21, 2010

• GREAT PLAINS MANUFACTURING, INC. JOINS U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)

  One of the largest privately held agricultural equipment manufacturers in U.S.
  U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
  Washington, D.C. Monday, June 14, 2010

• VASIL KISIL & PARTNERS LAW FIRM WELCOMES NEW PARTNER

  Vasil Kisil & Partners, Kyiv, Ukraine, Wed, June 2, 2010

• DLA PIPER AWARDED REAL ESTATE LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR 2010 IN UKRAINE

  DLA Piper Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, Tue, June 8, 2010

• KPMG UKRAINE PARTICIPATES IN BANKING CFO FORUM IN YALTA

  KPMG, Kyiv, Ukraine, Fri, June 11, 2010

• UKRAINE: TAX AND LEGAL NEWS - JUNE 2010

  Tax and Legal Newsletter, Ernst & Young, Kyiv, Ukraine, June 10, 2010

• INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION SEALS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH UKRAINE - COOPERATION & REFORMS NEEDED

  IATA met with CEOs of Ukraine International Airlines and AeroSvit Airlines

  Media-Newswire.com, Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, June 12, 2010

• CHORNOBYL NPP AND U.S. COMPANY HOLTEC INTERNATIONAL TO STREAMLINE SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL DRY STORAGE 2 PROJECT BY JULY

  Ukrainian News Agency, Kyiv, Ukraine, Fri, June 11, 2010 

• EPAM RECEIVES PREFERRED SUPPLIER STATUS FROM BOSCH GROUP

  Leading software engineering and IT Outsourcing (ITO) provider in CEE
  Business Wire, Newtown, PA, Thu Jun 10, 2010 

• ARCELORMITTAL JOINS U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)

  World's leading steel company, operations in over 60 countries, largest steel-roll producer in Ukraine

  U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
  Washington, D.C., Friday, June 11, 2010

• UKRAINIAN PROJECTS PROPOSED FOR INVESTOR CONSIDERATION

  Eurasia Business Consultancy, Wash, D.C., Thu, June 3, 2010
  

• MICROSOFT TO LAUNCH RETAIL SALES OF OFFICE 2010 IN UKRAINE IN JUNE

  Interfax Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, Mon, May 31, 2010

• EBRD UPS LIMIT FOR UKREXIMBANK AS PART OF TRADE FACILITATION PROGRAM (TEF) FROM $50M TO $120M

  Interfax Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, Fri, May 28, 2010

• UKRAINE: CONVERSION OF THE RIGHT TO VAT REFUND INTO BONDS - DEJA VU

  Newsletter, Beiten Burkhardt Kiew, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thu, June 3, 2010

• ARCELORMITTAL KRYVIY RIH BOOSTS ROLL OUTPUT 25.5% IN 5 MTHS

  Interfax Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, Tue, June 1, 2010 

• METINVEST PLACES $500 M IN BONDS WITH 10.25% COUPON, SAY TRADERS

  Interfax Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, May 17, 2010

• POLTAVA CONFECTIONARY COMPANY POSTS PROFIT OF UAH 24.3 MILLION IN 2009

  Ukrainian News Agency, Kyiv, Ukraine, April 23, 2010 

• AMERICAN AES CORPORATION INTERESTED IN PRIVATIZATION OF ENERGY GENERATING COMPANIES IN UKRAINE

  Ukrainian News Agency, Kyiv, Ukraine, Mar 29, 2010 

• TNK-BP ACQUIRES CHAIN OF RETAIL GAS STATIONS IN UKRAINE

  Russian-British TNK-BP Acquires Vik Oil For USD 313 Million
  Ukrainian News-on-line, Ukrainian News Agency, Fri, May 28, 2010