Economics
The internet in the least-populous member of the European Union, Estonia, has one of the highest penetration rates in the world. Moreover, Estonians make much broader use of it than in other countries
Oct. 28, 2016
While economic woes get the most attention, it’s worth remembering that
Ukraine is still a nation that exports many products to the world.
Aug. 24, 2016
How can 150 tons of cargo be delivered by air from Los Angeles to Kyiv, traveling for 10,124 kilometers in two days or less, with no stops for refueling, and no runway or landing infrastructure to use
Jul. 12, 2016
Mark Tsesarsky, who fled the Soviet Union with $90, has made the bank billions by doubling down on the same subprime mortgage bonds that nearly sank the global financial system.
Jun. 7, 2016
It’s a school with no teachers, no books and no admission fees. It’s a school that works around the clock. It’s a school that isn’t even a school, strictly speaking.
May. 19, 2016
Looking like a blend of high-tech car and an old fashioned horse-drawn carriage, the Ukrainian-developed Synchronous electric car could soon be a common sight in cities around Europe and beyond.
Apr. 30, 2016
The Panama Papers leak has led to calls for a worldwide crackdown
on tax abusers.
And in what is a comical irony or a case of infuriating hypocrisy,
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has also joine
Apr. 9, 2016
Starting Feb. 13, Ukrainians can receive electronic payments from nonresidents of Ukraine in foreign currency, according to a statement by the National Bank of Ukraine on Feb. 12.
Feb. 14, 2016
Ukraine is an outsourcing nation.
Feb. 11, 2016
Ukraine’s 23rd biggest bank, owned by billionaire Victor
Pinchuk, has appointed high-profile bankers and economists to its supervisory
board with the aim of boosting corporate governance.
Feb. 3, 2016
A
retired Ukrainian aircraft designer Volodymyr Tatarenko came up with a way to
save the passengers in a plane crash. But no airlines picked up his invention
so far. If they do, the passengers will ha
Dec. 8, 2015
Ukrainian private postal delivery and logistics company Nova Poshta on Nov. 17 expanded its international subsidiary to provide services to over 200 countries.
Nov. 23, 2015
Alina Kabakova, a tall, curly-haired, mixed-race woman, is a native of Kyiv, but she has a hard time convincing others.
Sep. 24, 2015
The war that Russia is waging against Ukraine is not limited to supplying troops and arms to eastern Ukraine or President Vladimir Putin’s obnoxious visits to stolen Crimea or to illegally kidnapping
Aug. 23, 2015
Vuhlehirska thermal power plant in Donetsk Oblast has re-launched its power units Nos. 4 and 1 with a total capacity of 600 MW, PJSC Centrenergo’s press service has reported.
Aug. 3, 2015
The idea of a global payment platform did not come easy for the founders of Paymentwall. But American Honor Gunday and Ukrainian Vladimir Kovalyov worked together enough to be confident of success in
Jul. 8, 2015