Ukrainian judge Artur Yemelianov has acknowledged in an online declaration that he owns a Breguet watch worth nearly a third of his annual salary and keeps piles of cash. On Jan. 12 he was suspended for three months after prosecutors ...
Read More »Breaking News: Letter Explodes at International Monetary Fund Offices in Paris
A letter exploded when it was opened at the International Monetary Fund offices in central Paris, injuring one person in the face, Joinfo.com reports with reference to The Guardian. Police said there had been telephone threats against the IMF but it ...
Read More »IMF mission starts working in Ukraine
On May 10, the mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by Ron van Ruden arrived in Kyiv, according to the Ukrainian Ministry of Finance, Joinfo.ua reports with reference to UA Today. The experts will hold meetings with authorities ...
Read More »IMF forecasts Ukraine’s GDP growth in 2016
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has retained its forecast for Ukraine’s economy growth in 2016 at 1.5% and in 2017 at 2.5%, according to an economic survey of the central and southern states of Eastern Europe (CEE Outlook), Interfax-Ukraine reports. ...
Read More »Ukraine’s finance minister: IMF to provide tranche but date unknown
Ukraine continues working on the text of the memorandum on the economic and financial policy of the country to receive a new tranche under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), although the concrete date of ...
Read More »Ukrainian Parliament passed the anti-corruption bill under the IMF recommendations
236 Ukrainian MPs supported bill 4055 on amending the law on prosecution in part of the provision for transparency of organization of operation of the Anti-Corruption Prosecution Bureau The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has passed at first reading the bill ...
Read More »Finance Minister announced a difficult beginning of the financial year for Ukraine
Finance Minister Natalie Yaresko believes that the amendments to the Tax Code and the budget will be agreed with the IMF. She announced it during the briefing, Joinfo.ua reports. “I want to draw your attention to the role of the ...
Read More »National Bank of Ukraine to loan $9 bln in 2016
December 29, Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Valeriya Gontareva held a final press conference. She said that Ukraine will receive financing from the IMF in amount up to $4.58 bln, the World Bank – $0.21 bln, the ...
Read More »The IMF approved the principals of tax reform in Ukraine
International creditors were conducting the long lasting negotiations, but eventually changed their position on tax reform. This was stated by Minister of Finance of Ukraine Natalie Yaresko, Joinfo.ua reports. “Yes, at first they were against it, but after several months ...
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