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24 February 2015

Ukraine Closes 23 Crossings On Border With Russia

Thus, 39 border crossings (control points) are currently operating on the border with Russia

23 February 2015

Prosecutor's Office Suspects Former Prime Minister Azarov Of Illegally Terminating Investigation Of Antonov

Because of these illegal actions by the suspect, as well as failure to take measures to reserve the corporate rights to dividends for the state, the state incurred losses in excess of UAH 37 million

Ukrainian Ports May Be Removed From List Of Strategic Assets

The idea was to remove ports from the list of strategic facilities so that they can become subjects of public-private partnership or other forms of partnership

Infrastructure Ministry Secures Abolition Of Control Of Segregated Ballast

Minister of Infrastructure Andrii Pyvovarskyi recently blocked an attempt by ecologists to create a similar corruption scheme.

20 February 2015

UIA To Refund Passengers That Fail To Obtain Visas

The rule for refunding the full cost of a ticket in case of denial of visa applies on a permanent basis, regardless of the place of registration and payment method

Deputy Infrastructure Minister: Private Locomotives Can Be Discussed 5 Years

Ukrzaliznytsia would not be able to invest in rolling stock in the next 1-2 years because of the current situation and its financial capabilities

UIA Doubts Kiev-Toronto Flights Will Be Launched This Year

Canadian airlines are in no hurry to enter into such active commercial agreements with UIA

Pyvovarskyi Hoping Corporatization Of Ukrzaliznytsia Will Be Completed By Yearend

Immovable property should be in the hands of the state, but rolling stock can be private.

Prime Minister Yatseniuk: Ukraine Will Only Pay For Electricity Supplied To Territories Under Its Control

I have ordered suspension of all financial transfers in the energy sector until we understand what we are paying for.

Government Mandates State Companies To Publish Financial Statements

We are changing everything with this resolution

18 February 2015

Infrastructure Ministry Initiating Replacement Of Odessa Railway’s Management

The minister proposes replacing Frunza with Hryhorii Boiko, who worked at the Odessa railway from 1984 to 2005

UIA To Reduce Connection Time At Boryspil Airport To 40 Minutes This Year

If Boryspil masters such a procedure together with UIA, it will become a little more attractive to low-cost airlines than it is now.

Passenger Traffic Through Airports In Mainland Ukraine Down 26% In January

Excluding the ruined airports in Donetsk and Luhansk, the figure reduced by 18.8%.

ACC Experts: Transfer Of State Stevedoring Companies To Private Investors Will Increase Cargo Traffic At Ports

In the past few years show that state-owned stevedoring companies are losing market share while private stevedores operating at both private and public berths are, on the contrary, increasing their cargo handling volumes.

17 February 2015

Candidates For Posts Of Directors Of Airports And Ukrzaliznytsia May Be Announced Before End Of Week

"We have had an unexpected delay with the Cabinet of Ministers"

Surprise Inspection At Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company

The arrival of the 15-person inspection commission "strangely coincided with head's rejection of the deputy minister’s proposal to resign."

Ukraine Exempts Hybrid Vehicles From Special Import Duty

The commission concluded that Ukraine's national interests require exemption of hybrid cars from special import measures.

16 February 2015

UDP Transports Almost 300,000 Tons Of Cargo In January

The volume of cargo transportation by UDP’s fleet in January this year was more than the volume in the same period of last year by 35.8%

Experts Complete Selection Of Candidates To Head Ukrzaliznytsia

Based on the results of the project, a short list of candidates recommended for consideration for these positions was sent to the Minister of Infrastructure.

Cabinet Sets Up Nominating Committee For Selecting Heads Of State Companies

Among themembers of the committee are representatives of the EBRD, the World Bank, IFC.

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