Hryvnia exchange rate can be more flexible

News / 17 May 2013 | 16:42

It is economically reasonable to develop a flexibility of the national currency in Ukraine, president of the Ukrainian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs Anatoly Kinakh said during the Union board meeting, ForUm correspondent reports.

According to him, the stability of financial system or national currency unit can not be a subject of the current market condition. “Such a serious indicator as the stability of hryvnia affects the lives of every citizen, and it should never be a political “bargaining chip,” the expert noted.

He added that the currency exchange rate and the monetary policy of the National Bank of Ukraine should always contain very smart and projected measures, especially given the situation on the domestic market, where about 52% of domestic and 48% of imported products are consumed.

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Civilized circulation of financial papers should be developed

News / 17 May 2013 | 16:24

Introduction of modern civilized circulation of financial papers in Ukraine is rather timely, president of the Ukrainian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs Anatoly Kinakh said during the Union board meeting, ForUm correspondent reports.

According to the economist, a financial bill as evidence of debt is a common practice of the civilized world, which can be effective in our country as well. “This issue is very important, since many domestic enterprises lack working capital, and expensive credit resources are not available to them,” the expert said.

 

So he generally supports the proposals stipulated in the draft law on amendments to some legislative acts of Ukraine on improving procedures for financial bills. However, it is very important that the Parliament and the Cabinet take into account many principled details, the head of Union added.

He noticed that, together with the adoption of the relevant legislation, Cabinet should work on the order of the circulation of bills.

“It should be taken into account that if a taxpayer receives bill from the state, he should have the right to pay with it for current obligations to the budget, particularly in the payment of import and import value-added tax. This procedure should include control of discounting bills of exchange, their circulation in banks,” the economist said.

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Konoplyanka among eight of most promising talents of UEFA Europe League

News / 17 May 2013 | 16:08

The official UEFA website – UEFA.com – has picked out eight young players who have caught the eye in this season’s UEFA Europa league. The list also sees FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk midfielder Yevhen Konoplyanka.

“Blessed with leadership qualities, a rich array of skills and decent pace, Dnipro and Ukraine’s rising star has a big future ahead. Midfielder Konoplyanka also has superb shooting ability from range, as evidenced by a fine Group F goal against PSV Eindhoven,” reads a report on UEFA.com, Ukrinform informs.

In addition to Konoplyanka, the TOP 8 risings stars also includes Raul Bobadilla (BSC Young Boys), Aleksandar Dragovic (FC Basel 1893), Victor Moses (Chelsea FC), Mohamed Salah (FC Basel 1893), Eduardo Salvio (SL Benfica), Salih Ucan (Fenerbahce SK), Jelle Vossen (KRC Genk).

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One million Ukrainian families infertile

News / 17 May 2013 | 15:50

The problem of unwanted infertility concern 6.8% of Ukrainian families or about 1 million married couples.

According to the Healthcare Ministry, referring to the official statistics, the level of infertility in our country remains low – 3.5-2.8 per 1.000 female population and 0.5 male population.

The Ministry informed that the low level of reproductive health of women before pregnancy gives consequences during pregnancy and childbirth. Despite the slight positive trend, the level of disease of pregnant women, which affected the course of pregnancy, childbearing and the state of a newborn, remains high. Every fourth pregnant woman has anemia, every seventh has diseases of the genitourinary system, every sixteenth – diseases of the circulatory system, the Healthcare Ministry informs.

Despite the fact that the quality of somatic and generative health of the population of Ukraine is still not in line with international standards and significantly affects the frequency of complications in childbirth, its share in recent years has decreased from 40.8% in 2008 to 30.7% in 2012 .

The Healthcare Ministry added that the proportion of normal childbirth increased in Ukraine from 59.2% to 69.3%.

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Azarov: Ukraine to adopt special law on support for IT industry

News / 17 May 2013 | 15:34

A special law to support the IT industry will be adopted in Ukraine, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said at a meeting with senior officials of Samsung Electronics Ukraine in Kyiv on Friday.

“Certainly, a law to support the IT industry will be adopted, and the government is determined to ensure that a special support regime is created in this area,” the Prime Minister emphasized.

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Ukrainian becomes European champion in chess

News / 17 May 2013 | 15:20

Yesterday, on May 16, the European Men Chess Championship was ended in Legnica, Poland. Grandmaster of Kharkiv, graduate of the chess club “Law academy” Oleksandr Moiseyenko became a winner, the press service of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration reports.

Moiseyenko was leading for most of the tournament and eventually scored 8/11, edging out nine other grandmasters on tiebreak. Among them was 59-year-old chess legend Alexander Beliavsky, who thus qualified for the World Cup in Tromsø together with 22 other players.

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PR to pay participants of anti-fascist rally

News / 17 May 2013 | 15:06

Leader of the Party of Regions faction Oleksandr Yefremov has admitted that participants of the march “To Europe without fascists,” which will be held tomorrow in Kyiv, will be paid per diem from the party funds, he told a briefing in the Parliament, ForUm correspondent reports.

According to him, the rally participants will not stay in Kyiv and will return home after its completion.

At the same time, he stressed that all leaders of political forces, which will held actions tomorrow in the capital, need to take seriously the security issue.

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PR members in repeated elections may run as independent candidates

News / 17 May 2013 | 14:52

The Party of Regions will nominate its candidates for MPs in repeated elections in all possible constituencies, leader of Party of Regions faction Oleksandr Yefremov told a briefing, ForUm correspondent reports.

“We will have our candidates, and we will campaign for them. Constituency ¹224 in Sevastopol is no exception,” he said.

According to him, the PR has not yet decided when they will hold the party conference to nominate the candidates.

“This issue has not been planned yet, but I think it can be resolved in another way. Actually, candidates should be nominated at conventions, but if a time factor is small, then we can nominate our representatives at the city party conferences. They will run as independent candidates, members of the PR,” Yefremov explained.

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