Court in London starts considering PrivatBank appeal in dispute with ex-owners

The Court of Appeal in England and Wales on July 22 started considering PrivatBank’s appeal against the decision of the first instance on the discrepancy of the jurisdiction of the bank’s claim against the ex-owners, a source familiar with the case has told Interfax-Ukraine. “The hearings will last about five days,” he said. The interlocutor … Read more

Ukroboronprom announces tender for intl financial audit for UAH 32.5 mln

Ukroboronprom state concern intends on September 26, 2019 to hold an auction to provide services for an independent audit of the concern and its enterprises with the assistance of international experts as part of a tender announced on July 22 for an expected amount of UAH 32.5 million. According to information on the ProZorro portal, … Read more

Court in Ukraine allows Oschadbank to recover from Russia over $1.1 bln in damages due to annexation of Crimea

The Kyiv Court of Appeals has recognized and granted permission to execute the decision of the International Court of Arbitration in Paris of November 26, 2018 to compensate Oschadbank (Kyiv) for more than $1.1 billion of losses caused by the annexation of Crimea by Russia. The court by its ruling dated July 17 of this … Read more

NBU cuts refinancing rate to 17%

The National Bank of Ukraine has decided from July to lower the refinancing rate to 17% per annum from the level of 17.5% per annum, at which it had been holding it since the end of April. “The NBU continues the cycle of monetary policy easing as inflation is declining towards the target of 5%,” … Read more

Farmak raises EUR 15 mln loan from EBRD

PJSC Farmak pharmaceutical company (Kyiv) has raised a five-year loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in the amount of EUR 15 million (equivalent of UAH 427.838 million) An Interfax-Ukraine correspondent has reported that the loan agreement was signed between the bank and the pharmaceutical producer on Tuesday. Farmak Executive Director Volodymyr … Read more

AMC opens case on Skyrizon Aircraft Holdings’ and Ukroboronprom’s gaining control over Motor Sich

The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMC) has begun consideration of cases on concentration in the deal on obtaining joint control over PJSC Motor Sich by Skyrizon Aircraft Holdings Limited (the British Virgin Islands) and Ukroboronprom state concern, the AMC said on its website. “These concentrations are the stages of a multi-stage transaction aimed at gaining … Read more

Competition agency recommends Big Three mobile communications operators to quit four-week billing tariffs

The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine has said in recommendations to mobile communications operators Kyivstar, Vodafone Ukraine and lifecell that setting the 28 day billing period for tariffs has signs of violation of the legislation on protection from unfair competition, Government Plenipotentiary of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine Maria Protsyshen said on her Facebook page on … Read more

Ukrainian startup PatentBot assessed at US$1 mln

A Ukrainian startup that has launched PatentBot, a chat bot to register patents and trademarks, has raised a new round of angel investment, CEO & Founder в PatentBot Natalia Vladymyrova said on Facebook. “PatentBot was assessed at a million dollars! You can easily joke about a million dollar baby,” she wrote. According to Vladymyrova, the … Read more