UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS #19 - FOUR ARTICLES

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS #18
The Bleyzer Foundation (TBF) Investor Sentiment Survey
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Thu, Mar 25, 2010

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS #17: ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY UKRAINE AFTER PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: HOW THE WEST SHOULD RESPOND
"Why We Need A Reset" - Analyis & Commentary by Bruce Jackson. "The Grounds for Apprehension" - Analysis & Commentary by James Sherr. German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF)
Washington, D.C., Friday, March 19, 2010
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Washington, D.C.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS #16 - TEN ARTICLES
Situation with VAT refunds is extremely bad, strikes a crushing blow to agribusiness
Ukraine raises 27.4% less foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2009 year-on-year U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Kyiv, Ukraine, Mar 23, 2010

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS #15 - TEN ARTICLES
NBU Introduces New Legal Framework for Registration of Foreign Investments
DLA Piper, Baker & McKenzie, Asters, Visil Kisil & Partners, Squire Sanders
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Mon, March 22, 2010

BAKER & MCKENZIE ADVISES STEERING COMMITTEE OF INTERNATIONAL CREDITORS OF FUIB ON FIRST SUCCESSFUL RESTRUCTURING OF INTERNATIONAL LOANS PORTFOLIO FROM UKRAINE
Baker & McKenzie International, March 21, 2010

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS #14 - WORLD BANK REPORT
Making Ukraine Stronger Post-Crisis
The World Bank, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thu, Mar 11, 2010
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council, Kyiv, Ukraine, Tue, Mar 16, 2010

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS #13 - TEN ARTICLES
No VAT Refunds, IMF Returns, Non-Resident Taxation, New Cabinet
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Mon, Mar 15, 2010

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS - TEN ARTICLES
No VAT Refunds, IMF Returns, Non-Resident Taxation, New Cabinet
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Mon, Mar 15, 2010

MAKING UKRAINE STRONGER POST-CRISIS
Overview and Policy Summary. Start and deliver fast. The agenda
is daunting, but a credible start can create the necessary momentum.
Report: The World Bank, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thu, Mar 11, 2010

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS - SEVEN ARTICLES
President's Task: Reform Energy Sector, Agribusiness Forum,
SoftServe, Investment Summit, EPAM, InterContinental Kyiv
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C., Fri, Mar 5, 2010

UKRAINE: TRIP TO KYIV NOTES
Economic Policy Outlook, IMF, Default Risk, Banking Stability, Growth, Inflation. Analysis & Commentary: by Timothy Ash, RBS GBM
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), London, UK, Wed, Mar 3, 2010

INTERCONTINENTAL KYIV JOINS U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)
A new grand and elegant hotel found right in the heart of Kyiv
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C., Wed, Mar 3, 2010

PROPOSALS FOR UKRAINE: 2010 - TIME FOR REFORMS
An Action Program for the new President.
ACTION UKRAINE REPORT (AUR) #954
Washington, D.C., Monday, March 1, 2010

ACTION UKRAINE REPORT (AUR) - 22 Articles
Up-To-Date In-Depth Ukrainian News, Analysis and Commentary
Yanukovych Takes Oath, Russian Patriarch Blesses, Europe's Role in Losing Ukraine
WASHINGTON, D.C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2010

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS - TEN ARTICLES
Viktor's Choices; Investor Signals; EBRD; Agribusiness; Anticorruption Legislation
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Thu, Feb 25, 2010

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS - TEN ARTICLES
U.S. Delegation to Kyiv, Ukrtelecom Debt, EBRD, VAT, Biofuels, Salans, E&Y
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C., Feb 24, 2010

ACTION UKRAINE REPORT (AUR) #952, 30 Articles
International Newsletter: In-Depth Ukrainian News, Analysis & Commentary
Visa Free Travel, VAT Refunds, Bloodless Orange, Goodfellas, Double-Speak
Washington, D.C., Tuesday, February 23, 2010

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS - TEN ARTICLES
IMF, $3 Billion VAT Owed, Land Sales, Boeing-UIA, Bunge, Raytheon, Lilly
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C., Mon, Feb 22, 2010

UKRAINE NEWS: ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY - TEN ARTICLES
Post-Election "To-Do" List; Relations with EU; Battle Taken to Courts; Long Live the Revolution; Next Political War Begins; Yanukovych Uncovered; Russian Overtures
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Washington, D.C., Friday, Feb 19, 2010

UKRAINE'S ELECTIONS: A WATERSHED OR NEW STALEMATE?
Analysis & Commentary: By James Sherr, Head, Russia & Eurasia Programme
Chatham House, Royal Institute of International Affairs
Chatham House Programme Paper, London, UK, Thu, 18 Feb 2010

UKRAINE NEWS - THREE ARTICLES
Ukraine's elections: a watershed or new stalemate? Curing 'Ukraine fatigue'. Ukraine will be a bridge between East and West
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Thu, February 18, 2010

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS - TEN ARTICLES
Huge Trade Finance Gap, OPIC Workshops, Economy Shrinks 15% in 2009
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C., Wed, Feb 17, 2010

OPIC WORKSHOPS HELP BUSINESSES ACCESS PROGRAMS FOR UKRAINE
Sponsored by the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
By Jim Davis, Ukraine Business Online (UBO), Kyiv, Ukraine, Wed, 10 Feb 2010

ELI LILLY JOINS U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)
Making medicines that help people live longer, healthier, more active lives.
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Tuesday, February 9, 2010

UKRAINE AMONG HARDEST HIT DUE TO TRADE FINANCE FREEZE
Trade finance crucial for post-crisis, frontier economies. Analysis & Commentary: By Daniel W. Riordan
President, Zurich Surety, Credit and Political Risk
Kyiv Post, Kyiv, Ukraine, Fri, Feb 5, 2010

RAYTHEON JOINS U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)
Technology and innovation leader in defense, homeland security and other government markets
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Friday, February 5, 2010

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS - TEN ARTICLES
Lessons of Davos; Economy to Advance 3%; Post-Election Conference, DHL; Amity Technology Joins USUBC; Baker & McKenzie
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Wed, February 3, 2010

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS - TEN ARTICLES
Next President's Task: End Energy Corruption. Roman Kupchinsky, a scourge of communists and post-communist kleptocrats alike. Another Business Support Law: Real Help, or Empty Promises?
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey; Salans, Volia/SigmaBleyzer/ Ernst & Young, Softserve
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C. Mon, Feb 1, 2010

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS - TEN ARTICLES
Interview with U.S. Amb John Tefft; Economic Crisis; Legal Alerts; Russia
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C., Thu, Jan 28, 2010

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS - TEN ARTICLES
Ukraine Needs Support; North Dakota; EBRD; Roman Kupchinsky; Chadbourne; KPMG
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C. Wed, Jan 27, 2010

AMITY TECHNOLOGY JOINS U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)
Fourth generation company, always on the cutting edge of agricultural technology
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Wed, January 20, 2010

UKRAINE'S ECONOMY IS HOSTAGE TO POLITICS
"It is high time that the Ukrainian government join the private sector in making Ukraine an attractive place for both Ukrainian and foreigner investors."
Action Ukraine Report (AUR) # 950, Sixteen News Articles
Washington, D.C., Tuesday, January 19, 2010

UKRAINE PRESIDENTIAL RUNOFF VOTE SET
Round Two: Victor Yanukovych and Yulia Tymoshenko
Government Action Vital to Speedy Economic Bounceback
Action Ukraine Report (AUR) #949, Eighteen Articles
Washington, D.C., Monday, January 18, 2010

UKRAINE VOTES TODAY - JANUARY 17, 2010
Ukraine's Presidential Election Round One
Action Ukraine Report (AUR) #948, Twenty-One News Articles
Washington, D.C., Sunday, January 17, 2010

THE ELECTION MATTERS AS UKRAINE'S ECONOMY IS FACING HUGE CHALLENGES
Business will move Ukraine forward in 2010 if given half a chance.
Action Ukraine Report (AUR), #947, Twenty-One News Articles
Washington, D.C. Saturday, January 16, 2010

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS - EIGHT ARTICLES
Election matters as Ukraine's economy is facing huge challenges
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C. Fri, Jan 15, 2010

OPIC AGREEMENT IN UKRAINE PAVES WAY FOR MILLIONS IN NEW U.S. PRIVATE INVESTMENT
PM Tymoshenko and U.S. Amb Taylor began work on agreement in Jan of 2008
Three 'Fluent in OPIC' Workshops Announced for Washington, Kyiv, New York City
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Thursday, January 14, 2010

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS - TEN ARTICLES
Steel & Politics; Russian Investors; Poland; Why Ukraine Matters,
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Tue, Jan 12, 2009

UKRAINE IN EUROPE: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Ukraine's culture, political system and geopolitics are much closer to Europe than to Eurasia and, therefore, drive the country back towards Europe.
Action Ukraine Report (AUR), Number 946
Washington, D.C., Monday, January 11, 2010

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS - TEN ARTICLES
US Amb John Tefft; IFC/Raiffeisen; SigmaBleyzer; Ukraine Banks: In Receivership, Bust or Supported; Russians Circle Large Ukraine Business Group
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Wed, January 6, 2010

"FLUENT IN OPIC" WORKSHOP & RECEPTION
How to structure & obtain OPIC financing & insurance for deals in Ukraine
Wednesday, January 20, 2010, Wash, D.C. Save the Date! Register Now
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Washington, D.C., Monday, January 4, 2010

UKRAINE 2010: THE ONLY WAY IS UP
Ukraine Business News, Ten Articles
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Washington, D.C., Monday, Jan 4, 2010

START 2010 OFF RIGHT: DONATE TO "FOR SURVIVAL"
Help an elderly Ukrainian in Kyiv have clothing, food, medicine this year.
Katie Fox, President, American Friends of "For Survival"
Washington, D.C., Monday, January 4, 2010

UKRAINE - THE IMF'S "SPECIAL FRIEND"
Analysis and Commentary: By Timothy Ash, RBS GBM
Emerging Markets Strategy | EM Alert | CEEMEA
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), London, UK, Thu, Dec 31, 2009

UKRAINE MACROECONOMIC SITUATION - DECEMBER 2009
Analytical Report: by Olga Pogarska, Edilberto L. Segura
SigmaBleyzer Emerging Markets Private Equity Investment Group
The Bleyzer Foundation (TBF), Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday,December 29, 2009

DISCOVER UKRAINE: THE BELLS OF KIEV
Ukraine's capital has rich, beautiful, sad stories for those who stop to listen. Perhaps the only thing I haven't encountered in Kiev is a dull day. It is an unsung capital full of surprises.
By John Pancake, Special to The Washington Post
The Washington Post, Wash, D.C., Sun, Dec 27, 2009

OPENING OPIC IS GREAT VICTORY FOR U.S. AND UKRAINE
A top priority for USUBC members for many years
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C., Thu, Dec 17, 2009

USUBC ANNUAL MEETING & LUNCHEON REGISTRATION
Thu, Dec 17, 2009, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, Wash, D.C. followed by working lunch & panel presentation on Ukraine's current financial, business and political situation, with: Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute; Christopher Smart, US Treasury, Brian Sant Angelo, Export-Import Bank of the U.S.; and Dan Russell, U.S. State Department
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council, Wed, Dec 16, 2009

OPIC REOPENS PROGRAMS IN UKRAINE
Agreement paves way for millions in U.S. investment
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)/U.S. Embassy in Ukraine
Washington, D.C., Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, December 17, 2009

USUBC ANNUAL MEETING, REGISTER YOUR ATTENDANCE TODAY
Thursday, December 17, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Wash, D.C.
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Thursday, December 10, 2009

UKRAINE: MAJOR LEGISLATIVE CHANGES IN INVESTMENT, CURRENCY AND BANKING REGIMES
Ukraine Business News, USUBC, Wash, D.C., Wed, Dec 9, 2009

Ukraine CSR
Ukraine CSR Bulletin, the Foundation for Development of Ukraine and System Capital Management support journalism students
Bulletin, Issue #106, November 42, 2009

AMB JOHN F. TEFFT CONFIRMED BY U.S. SENATE AS AMBASSADOR TO UKRAINE
Ukraine Business News, USUBC, Monday, November 23, 2009

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS - TWELVE ARTICLES
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Friday, November 20, 2009

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS - SIX ARTICLES
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Wednesday, November 18, 2009

VAT TAX REFUNDS NOT PAID UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS - TEN ARTICLES
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Tuesday, November 17, 2009

U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC) THANKS PRESIDENT VICTOR YUSHCHENKO FOR DECISION TO VETO DESTRUCTIVE ANTI-BUSINESS PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY PRICING LAW
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Friday, November 13, 2009

EURASIA BUSINESS CONSULTANCY JOINS THE U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)
Providing consultations for countries in the Eurasia Region
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Friday, November 13, 2009

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS - TEN ARTICLES
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Wed, November 12, 2009

UKRAINE CONTINUES DEVELOPMENT OF SECURITIES REGULATIONS: NEW RULES FOR ISSUERS AND INVESTORS
Ukraine Law Alert, Squire Sanders
Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, November 10, 2009

IMF TRANCHE FOUR, NOVEMBER OR WHEN?
Ukraine Business News - Nine Articles
Tuesday, November 10, 2009

UKRAINE: WESTINGHOUSE PASSES 42 FUEL ASSEMBLIES TO ENERGOATOM TO LOAD TO YUZHNOUKRAINSK NPP REACTOR THREE
Interfax Ukraine Economic, Kyiv, Ukraine, September 9, 2009

USA BLIMP MAKER IGOR PASTERNAK AIMS TO EXPAND
Fascinated by airships since his childhood in Ukraine By W.J. Hennigan, "How I Made It: Igor Pasternak" Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, CA, Sun, Nov 8, 2009

U.S.-UKRAINE COOPERATION UNDERWAY TO COMBAT H1N1 INFLUENZA
Press Release from U.S. Embassy - Kyiv, Ukraine
Re-distributed by U.S.-Ukraine Business Council
Washington, D.C., Friday, November 6, 2009

"AEROSVIT" UKRAINIAN AIRLINES WILL DELIVER ONE MILLION FLU MASKS AND 12,500 BOTTLES OF DISINFECTING HAND LIQUID FROM UNITED STATES TO KYIV, UKRAINE ON SATURDAY, NOV 7
Aerosvit, New York, New York, Friday, November 6, 2009

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS – TEN ARTICLES
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Monday, November 4, 2009

CRITICAL MEDICAL SUPPLIES NEEDED IN UKRAINE
Serious outbreak of pandemic flu throughout Ukraine
List of humanitarian needs from Ministry of Public Health of Ukraine
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C., Tue, Nov 3, 2009

KYIV GLOBAL JOINS U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL
A new government relations firm in Kyiv with ties to Washington
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C., Tue, Nov 3, 2009

Ukraine CSR
Ukraine CSR Bulletin, the Foundation for Development of Ukraine and System Capital Management support journalism students
Bulletin, Issue #103, November 3, 2009

UKRAINE: CORPORATE AND FINANCIAL LEGAL ALERT
Vasil Kisil and Partners
Kyiv, Ukraine, Mon, Nov 2, 2009

UKRAINE: NBU IMPLEMENTED NEW RESTRICTIONS ON PURCHASE AND TRANSFER OF FOREIGN CURRENCY
Financial Newsletter, DLA Piper Ukraine
Kyiv, Ukraine, Mon, Nov 2, 2009

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS - ELEVEN ARTICLES
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C. Monday, November 2, 2009

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS - TWELVE ARTICLES
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C. Friday, October 30, 2009

PETRUS USA JOINS U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)
New company importing products from Ukraine to the USA
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Friday, October 30, 2009

UKRAINE—MACROECONOMIC SITUATION - OCTOBER 2009
Analytical Report: by Olga Pogarska, Edilberto L. Segura
SigmaBleyzer Emerging Markets Private Equity Investment Group
The Bleyzer Foundation, Kyiv, Ukraine, October, 2009

OVERHAUL OF UKRAINE'S ANTI-CORRUPTION LAWS
Legal Alert, Baker & McKenzie, Kyiv, Ukraine, Wed, Oct 28, 2009

THE IMPACT OF THE GLOBAL LIQUIDITY CRISIS IN UKRAINE AND THE ROAD TO ECONOMIC RECOVERY
Early signs of economic recovery in Ukraine, but conditions remain challenging, 1st Annual International Forum on the Economic Development of Ukraine
Ukraine Economic Development Forum
Wash, D.C., Wed, Oct 28, 2009

ECONOMY IS RECOVERING..OR, LIKE EARLIER, STILL DROPPING?
Dzerkalo Tyzhnia, No. 41, Kyiv, Ukraine, 24-30 October, 2009

UKRAINE SHOWS FIRST SIGNS OF ECONOMIC RECOVERY, YET SITUATION REMAINS CHALLENGING: GDP MAY FALL BY 14% IN 2009, SAY EXPERTS
Interfax-Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, October 23, 2009

SALANS ADVISES NOBEL RESOURCES UKRAINE LLC REGARDING $50M LOAN FACILITY FROM EBRD
Salans, Kyiv, Ukraine, October 23, 2009

UKRAINE: RESTRICTIONS ABOUT TO BE IMPOSED ON PRICES FOR IMPORTED PHARMACEUTICALS
Legal Alert, Baker & McKenzie, Kyiv, Ukraine, Oct 22, 2009

EARLY SIGNS OF ECONOMIC RECOVERY IN UKRAINE, BUT CONDITIONS REMAIN CHALLENGING
Ukraine Economic Development Forum, Wash, D.C., Mon, Oct 19, 2009

"THE IMPACT OF THE GLOBAL LIQUIDITY CRISIS IN UKRAINE AND THE ROAD TO ECONOMIC RECOVERY"
Keynote Speech by Dr. Edilberto Segura, Chairman of the Board, The Bleyzer Foundation; Position Paper by The Bleyzer Foundation for the 1st Annual International Forum on the Economic Development of Ukraine Newseum, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 15, 2009

U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Washington, D.C., Monday, Oct 19, 2009

UKRAINIAN MINISTER OF ECONOMY BOHDAN DANYLYSHYN
Voice of America (VOA) Studio Guest
Myroslava Gongadze, Voice of America (VOA), Wash, D.C., Sun, Oct 18, 2009

SERHIY TARAN TALKS ABOUT INVESTMENT CHALLENGES FOR UKRAINE
Myroslava Gongadze, Voice of America (VOA)
Washington, Sun, Oct 18, 2009

HARD WORK IN HARD TIMES
Ukraine Economic Development Forum in Washington
By Yuliya Melnyk, Special to Kyiv Post
Kyiv Post, Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, October 16, 2009

SCM COMMENTS ON UKRAINIAN POTENTIAL AT UKRAINE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FORUM IN WASHINGTON
System Capital Management (SCM)
Donetsk, Ukraine, Fri, Oct 16, 2009

IMF: UKRAINE NEEDS WEIGHTED 2010 BUDGET
UkrInform, Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, October 16, 2009

WESTERN INVESTORS WANT REFORMS AND A TRANSPARENT BUSINESS CLIMATE IN UKRAINE
1st Annual International Forum on the Economic Development of Ukraine
Maria Yunko, Voice of America (VOA), Washington, D.C., Fri, Oct 16, 2009

STABILITY AND SECURITY IN EUROPE TO A GREAT EXTENT DEPENDS ON UKRAINE'S SUCCESS, AMB WILLIAM TAYLOR
Natalia Bukvych in Washington, Ukrinform, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thu, Oct 15, 2009

UKRAINE NEEDS REFORMS: VPM NEMYRIA, AMB TAYLOR
Voice of America (VOA), Washington, D.C., Thu, October 15, 2009

STATEMENT BY MEMBER OF CONGRESS ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN
1st Annual International Forum on the Economic Development of Ukraine, Wash, D.C.
U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., October 15, 2009

UKRAINE'S LARGEST NATIONAL INVESTOR CONTINUES TO HAVE POSITIVE VIEW OF LONGER–TERM INVESTMENT IN UKRAINE
Presentation Talking Points: By Jock Mendoza-Wilson, Director
International & Investor Relations, Systems Capital Management (SCM)
1st Annual International Forum on the Economic Development of Ukraine
Newseum, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 15, 2009

STATEMENT BY CONGRESSMAN JIM GERLACH (R-PA)
1st Annual International Forum on the Economic Development of Ukraine Newseum, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 15, 2009

ENERGY SECTOR IN UKRAINE: CURRENT STATUS & REFORMS
Presentation by Ariel Cohen, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow, The Kathryn and Shelby Cullom David Institute for International Studies, The Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C., (PowerPoint used in presentation)

1st International Forum on the Economic Development of Ukraine Newseum, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 15, 2009

STATEMENT OF JOHN F. TEFFT
Ambassador-Designate to Ukraine
U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S. Senate, Washington,D.C., October 8, 2009

FIRST ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF UKRAINE
THEME:"The Impact of the Global Liquidity Crisis and the Road to Economic Recovery". Featuring: PM Tymoshenko, VPM Nemyria, Minister of Economy Danylyshyn and more.
Newseum, Thursday, October 15, 2009, Washington, D.C., Save The Date!
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C., Wed, Sep 30, 2009

JOHN F. TEFFT NOMINATED TO BE U.S. AMBASSADOR TO UKRAINE
President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts
The White House, Office of the Press Secretary, Wash, D.C. Wed, Sep 30, 2009

CISCO APPOINTS NEW GENERAL DIRECTOR IN RUSSIA
Pavel Betsis, a native of Ukraine, has worked in IT Industry since 1985
Interfax, Moscow, Russia, Friday, September 25, 2009

REGARDING RESTRUCTURING OF ITS LOAN PORTFOLIO
Salans, Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, September 25, 2009

ADM SAYS CROP-YIELD GAINS ENOUGH TO MEET FOOD, ETHANOL DEMAND
UkrAgroConsult news on-line, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thu, Sep 24, 2009

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS - EIGHT ARTICLES NAFTOGAZ SEEKS TO AVERT DEFAULT
By Daryna Krasnolutska and Halia Pavliva, Bloomberg, NY, NY, Thu, Sep 24, 2009

UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT YUSHCHENKO MEETS U.S. BUSINESSMEN
Meeting organized by U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Press Office of President Yushchenko, Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Sep 22, 2009

INTERNATIONAL UKRAINIAN ECONOMIC FORUM
Building Ukraine's Economic and Financial Future
Thursday, October 15, 2009, Wash, D.C., Save The Date!
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C., Mon, Sept 21, 2009

INVITE: TO ATTEND BUSINESS BRIEFING WITH SENIOR E-GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS FROM UKRAINE, SEPTEMBER 24
Opportunities for U.S. Companies ine-Government Sector in Ukraine, Wash, D.C.
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Washington, D.C., Mon, Sep 21, 2009

SALANS ADVISES CHS INC. WITH REGARD TO ITS
Salans, Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, September 18, 2009

FRESH MEASURES TO SAVE THE UKRAINIAN BANKING SYSTEM
Legal Alert, Baker & McKenzie, Kyiv, Ukraine, Sep 16, 2009

CISCO TO PARTICIPATE IN ALL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS ON PREPARING UKRAINE FOR EURO 2012
Interfax Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, Tue, September 15, 2009

UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE TAPS FORMER DIPLOMAT WILLIAM B. TAYLOR JR. TO HEAD UP POST-CONFLICT PEACE AND STABILITY OPERATIONS CENTER IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
United States Institute of Peace (USIP), Wash, D.C., Mon, Sep 14, 2009

UKRAINETO IMPORT FROM THE UNITED STATES GRAIN TRANSPORATION, LOADING/UNLOADING AND STORAGE FACILITIES EQUIPMENT,FINANCED BYGOVN'T OF UKRAINE
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C., Mon, Sep 14, 2009

INVITES TO BUSINESS MEETINGS: KHARKIV, WASH, D.C., LVIV
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Sep 14, 2009

RIVALRIES THREATEN UKRAINE ECONOMY
IMF Bailout Pulled Country From Brink, but Vote Poses a Risk
By James Marson, The Wall Street Journal, NY, NY, Wed, Sep 9, 2009

LEGAL INSIGHT INTO EASTERN MARKETS: UKRAINE
Chalas & Partners law firm, Polish Market Online, Warsaw, Poland, Wed, Sep 9, 2009

INNOVATIONS, INVESTMENTS, KHARKIV INITIATIVES
Kharkiv International Innovative Investment Forum, Friday, Sep 25, 2009
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Sep 8, 2009

UKRAINE- RISKS ARE RISING
Analysis & Commentary: By Timothy Ash
RBSMarketplace, Local Markets Strategy | LM Alert | CEEMEA
The Royal Bank of Scotland, London, UK, Monday, September 7, 2009

UKRAINE: NEW APPOINTMENT IN ATLANTIC GROUP MANAGEMENT
Atlantic Group Limited (AGL)
Kyiv, Ukraine, Mon, 07 September 2009

PEACE THROUGH CORN
Soviet Premier Khrushchev visits Garst's corn farm in Iowa in 1959
Posted by Bill Horan, Truth About Trade & Technology
Des Moines, Iowa, Friday, 04 September 2009

CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE IT OUTSOURCING REVIEW: Q1 2009
TEAM International, St. Mary, Florida, Tuesday, September 1, 2009

KHRUSHCHEV IN IOWA
America celebrates 50th anniversary of Nikita Khrushchev's milestone visit to the USA
Case New Holland, Racine, Wisconsin, Tue, September 1, 2009

ELEKS ANNOUNCES PLANS TO STRENGTHEN PRESENCE IN USA
Software and hardware engineering company headquartered in Lviv, Ukraine
NewswireToday, Henderson, NV, Monday, August 31, 2009

R3 SYSTEMS LAUNCHES REVOLUTIONARY eCOMMERCE PLATFORM FOR SMALL & MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESSES
R3 Systems has offshore development resources in Kyiv, Ukraine
R3 Systems, PRWEB, Glendale Heights, IL, Friday, August 28, 2009

UKRAINIAN ECONOMIC OUTLOOK 2H2009
The Road to Recovery?
Phoenix Capital, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thu, August 27, 2009

UKRAINE: ANTONOV'S ODYSSEYS: AN-70 PROGRAM TAKING FLIGHT
Defense Industry Daily, Watershed Publishing, Thetford Center, Vermont, Wed, Aug 26, 2009

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS - EIGHT ARTICLES
IMF GIVES $1.59 BILLION TO UKRAINE AS PART OF SPECIAL DRAWING RIGHTS(SDR) ALLOCATION OF $252 BILLION
Interfax Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, August 28, 2009

UKRAINE MUST REFORM TO TAP EU ENERGY AID
Can the prospect of Western billions steer Ukraine's fractious politicians into fixing the gas mess? European Union is offering its Eastern neighbor $1.7 billion to help pay for gas supplies, but only if Kiev cleans up its act.
By S. Adam Cardais, Transitions Online, Business Week, NY, NY, Fri, Aug 28, 2009

UKRAINE: INTERCONTINENTAL KIEV HOTEL OPENS
Published by Ozgur Tore, Focus On Travel News, Istanbul, Turkey, Thu, 27 Aug 2009

UKRAINEBUSINESS NEWS: SIX ARTICLES
UKRAINE INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES (UIA) INTRODUCES. CISCO UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS. COLLABORATION SOLUTIONS FOR BETTER SERVICE
Marketwire, Kyiv, Ukraine, Tue, August 25, 2009

ACTION UKRAINE REPORT (AUR), #939, AUG 24, 2009
INDEPENDENCE DAY IN UKRAINE
Ukraine's 18th Independence Day since August 24, 1991, the battle for freedom, independence, statehood, democracy, security, rule of law, economic reform, private property, and prosperity must remain strong.

DEFENSE SOLUTIONS HOLDING, INC/DFSH ANNOUNCE REVERSE STOCK SPLIT, NEW NAME AND PROGRESS IN SEVERAL MARKETS
Company Name is changed to DefCom Holding, Inc.
Defense Solutions Holding, Inc, Exton, PA, Monday, August 24, 2009

UKRAINE MACROECONOMIC SITUATION - AUG 2009
Analytical Report: by Olga Pogarska, Edilberto L. Segura
SigmaBleyzer Emerging Markets Private Equity Investment Group
The Bleyzer Foundation, Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, August 18, 2009

NEW COUNTRY MANAGER FOR PROCTER & GAMBLE UKRAINEProcter & Gamble (P&G), Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, 20 August, 2009

THE BLACK SEA: A HOTBED OF CORRUPTION OVER OIL AND GAS DEPOSITS? American and Canadians Companies Experience Severe Difficulty in Ukraine and Romania
Commentary & Analysis: By Roman Kupchinsky
Eurasia Daily Monitor, Volume 6, Issue 160
Jamestown Foundation, Wash, D.C., Wed, August 19, 2009

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS: FOUR ARTICLES
Economy Hits Bottom; Second Deepest Slump on Record; "Brutal' or 'Strong' Data?
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Wash, D.C., Mon, Aug 17, 2009

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS: EIGHT ARTICLES
Most Undervalued Resource, Rich Black Soil; Hryvnia Down 4%; Boeing & UIA: NATO
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Wash, D.C., Fri, Aug 14, 2009

DHL EXPRESS APPOINTS NEW UKRAINE COUNTRY MANAGER
Head of Commercial, DHL Express Russia, Natalia Bochkova, moves to Ukraine
DHL Express, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, 12 August, 2009

EUROPE'S LISTLESS QUEST FOR ENERGY
Brussels fails to woo Caspian or Iraqi gas suppliers.
Op-Ed: By Alexandros Petersen, The Wall Street Journal
New York, New York, Monday, August 10, 2009

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS: FOUR ARTICLES
Quarter Two Economic Data Provides Room for Optimism; Six U.S. Congressmen in Kyiv; Chevron Joins USUBC
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Wash, D.C., Fri, Aug 7, 2009

CHEVRON JOINS THE U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)
Finding Newer, Cleaner Ways to Power the World, Providing Energy for Human Progress
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C.,Wed, Aug 5, 2009

UKRAINE - TALK OF RESTRUCTURING GAS DEBTS
Timothy Ash, RBSMarketplace
Local Markets Strategy | LM Alert | CEEMEA
Royal Bank of Scotland, London, UK, Tuesday, August 4, 2009

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS: SIX ARTICLES
AeroSvit's Non-Stop Kyiv-New York Flight is Full-Speed Ahead, No Interruptions, No Suspensions, Crazy Friday, $499 Tickets
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Wash, D.C., Tue, Aug 4, 2009

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS: FIVE ARTICLES
Delta Suspends NYC-Kyiv Flight From Sept 2009 until Summer 2010; Ukraine International Airlines Expands; EU Energy Help
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C., Mon, Aug 3, 2009

U.S. AGRIBUSINESS TECHNOLOGYEXPORTER-IMPORTER ROUNDTABLE
Sponsors: U.S. Commercial Service, U.S. Embassy, Kyiv and the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Monday, August 3, 2009, 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Kyiv, Ukraine

JOE BIDEN'S TRIP TO UKRAINE AND GEORGIA
Analysis & Commentary: by Ariel Cohen, Ph.D.
InsiderOnline, WebMemo#2565, The Heritage Foundation, Wash, D.C., July 27, 2009

STRATEGIC ADVISORY FIRM TD INTERNATIONAL
WELCOMES FRANK MERMOUD TO ITS EXECUTIVE TEAM
TD International, Washington, D.C., Monday, July 27, 2009

MICROSOFT RECOGNIZES SOFTSERVE, INC. AS PARTNER
OF THE YEAR 2009 IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE
SoftServe, Inc., Fort Myers, Florida, USA, Monday, July 27, 2009

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS: EIGHT ARTICLES
Travel & Tourism; Gas Sector Reform; Key Bank Law & IMF, SigmaBleyzer Makes First Purchase in USA; Biden & Weakened Russia; Delivering Tough Love
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C., Mon, Jul 27, 2009

HOUSTON-BASED SIGMABLEYZER ACQUIRES CONTROL
IN TEXAS BEVERAGE MANUFACTURER, JUS-MADE, LP
Business Wire, Dallas, Texas, Friday, July 24, 2009

TYMOSHENKO SPEAKS AGAINST POLITICIZING NUCLEAR
FUEL DELIVERY CONTRACT
Interfax-Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, July 23, 2009

UKRAINE - Q2 BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROVIDES ROOM FOR OPTIMISM
Analysis & Commentary: Timothy Ash
Local Markets Strategy, LM Alert, CEEMEA
Royal Bank of Scotland, London UK, Thursday, July 23, 2009

BIDEN: ENERGY INDEPENDENCE KEY TO UKRAINE'S
ECONOMIC HEALTH
By Peter Fedynsky, Voice of America (VOA), Kyiv, Ukraine, 22 July 2009

U.S. VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN MAKES A STRONG AND CLEAR
COMMITMENT TO UKRAINE FROM THE UNITED STATES
"More than anything else, I'm here to say this to the Ukrainian people: Ukraine, as it continues on the path to freedom, democracy, and prosperity, the United States will stand by Ukraine.....
The Obama administration will not waver in its support of a strong and independent Ukraine."
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Kyiv, Ukraine, Wed, July 22, 2009

TYMOSHENKO GOVERNMENT NEAR SOLUTION
OF UKRAINE'S OPIC PROBLEMS
PR Newswire-USNewswire, Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jul 21, 2009

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS: SEVEN ARTICLES
VP Biden Arrives in Ukraine to Calm Nerves; Eager to Greet Allies; Interview with Amb to U.S. Oleh Shamshur; Open Letter to Obama Admn
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C., Tue, Jul 21, 2009

UKRAINE: OPTIONS AS TAX PLANNING INSTRUMENTS/MEDICINE, METALLURGY & TRADE
Vasil Kisil & Partners, Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, 20 July, 2009

UKRAINE TRIP REPORT: POLITICAL OUTLOOK, RUSSIA, GAS, IMF, BUDGET/DEBT FINANCING, BALANCE OF PAYMENTS, EXCHANGE RATE, BANKING SECTOR REFORM
Ukraine Trip Report: By Timothy Ash, RBS GBM
Royal Bank of Scotland, London, UK, Monday, July 20, 2009

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS: FIVE ARTICLES
OPIC Settlement Moved Forward By Cabinet Of Ministers; VP Biden Arrives In Ukraine Today, To Greet Eager Allies, to Show U.S. Support; Seminar by Salans
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C., Mon, Jul 20, 2009

UKRAINIAN FEDERATION OF AMERICA HONORS MORGAN WILLIAMS
By Natalka Gawdiak, The Ukrainian Weekly #19 newspaper
Ukrainian National Association (UNA), Parsippany, NJ, Sun, July 19, 2009

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS: SEVEN ARTICLES
Vice President Biden's Official Visit to Ukraine Next Week, Expected to Speak to American & Ukrainian Business People
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C., Thur, Jul 16, 2009

RUSSIA MAY SCORE FINAL COUP IN ENERGY BATTLE
ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY: By Alexandros Petersen The Moscow Times, Moscow, Russia, Wed, July 15, 2009

UKRAINE: FOOD, BEVERAGE AND AGRICULTURAL MARKETS MIGHT BE MOST STABLE DURING FINANCIAL CRISIS
Market Stability, M&A Activity 2009-2010, Market Structure Changes
Erste Ukraine Research "Sector Report Ukraine: Food and Beverage"
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C., Wed, July 15, 2009

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS: SEVEN ARTICLES
Hotel Development in Ukraine; Nuclear Fuel & Westinghouse; Chadbourne & Parke; $2 Billion from CO2 Sales; EU Airline Blacklist; Russia & Great Power Complex
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C., Wed, Jul 15, 2009

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS: SEVEN ARTICLES
Ukraine Must Show it is Ready to Reform, Situation Critical; Crisis is Time for Reform; Investors Wait for Reform; Ukraine Macro Outlook from BNP Paribas Group
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C., Tue, Jul 14, 2009

UKRAINE MACRO OUTLOOK, HARD ROAD TO RECOVERY
Ukrsibbank, PNP Paribus Group, Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, July 13, 2009

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS: FOUR ARTICLES
IMF Approves $3 Billion for Ukraine; Ukraine Seen As Winner in U.S.-Russia Summit Talks; Russia's Free Media Find a Haven In Ukraine
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C., Mon, Jul 13, 2009

UKRAINE COMPETITIVENESS REPORT 2009
Ukraineranked 72nd out of 134 countries in Global Competitiveness Index Rankings
World Economic Forum (WEF) and Foundation for Effective Governance (FEG) Study
Foundation for Effective Governance (FEG), Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, July 9, 2009

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS: FOUR ARTICLES
Ukraine & Georgia: Pres Obama Says State Sovereignty Must Be A Cornerstone of International Order; Putin Tells Obama 17 Million Russians Live in Ukraine
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C., Wed, Jul 8, 2009

UKRAINE - MACROECONOMIC SITUATION - JUNE 2009
Report by Olga Pogarska, Edilberto L. Segura
SigmaBleyzer Emerging Markets Private Equity Investment Group
The Bleyzer Foundation, Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, July 6, 2009

CHARLES H. CAMP, ATTORNEY, JOINS THE
U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)
Resolving complex international commercial disputes
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C., Tue, June 23, 2009

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS: SEVEN ARTICLES
VP Joe Biden To Visit Ukraine in July; U.S. & Gas Transit System; Land Registration; Business Survey; Innovation Forum Awards $120,000
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C., Tue, Jun 23, 2009

UKRAINE GOVERNMENT MAKES PROGRESS ON RESOLVING LONG-STANDING CLAIMOF U.S. GOVERNMENT'S OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORP (OPIC),FINAL RESOLUTION NOTCOMPLETED
OPICStill Closed for Ukraine: Jobs Lost, Income Lost, Investment Lost
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C., Monday, June 22, 2009

EXTEND A HAND TO EASTERN EUROPE
If the EU wants to partner with Russia, it can't ignore six Eastern and South Caucasus States: Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan
OP-ED: By Radoslaw Sikorski, Foreign Minister of Poland
The Wall Street Journal Europe, London, UK, Thursday, June 18, 2009

FINANCIAL TRANSMISSION OF THE CRISIS: WHAT'S THE LESSON?
The financial shock to Ukraine has been huge. Has greatest currency depreciation. The financial
crisis has thrown the unprecedented development of past two decades in Eastern Europe into doubt.
By Shimelse Ali, Uri Dadush, Lauren Falcao. International Economic Bulletin
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CIPE), Washington, D.C., June 2009

FOUNDATION FOR INTERNATIONAL ARTS AND EDUCATION (FIAE) JOINS THE U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C., Thu, June 18, 2009

TRAVEL TO UKRAINE THIS SUMMER
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C. Wed, June 10, 2009

EAST-WEST CORRIDOR STILL FUNCTIONING, INTEGRATING
East-West Energy and Transport Corridor
COMMENTARY: By Alexandros Petersen
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), Prague, Czech Republic, June 09, 2009

U.S. AMB WILLIAM B. TAYLOR DEPARTS FROM UKRAINE,
AFTER THREE YEARS, HIS PARTING OBSERVATIONS
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, June 3, 2009

STRENGTHENING THE UKRAINIAN BANKING SECTOR: THE PRINCIPLES FOR GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT
Main elements of Ukraine's banking sector rehabilitation strategy
OP-ED: By Ceyla Pazarbazioglu, IMF Mission Chief to Ukraine and Assistant Director, European Department, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Martin Raiser, Director for Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova, World Bank (WB). Dzerkalo Tyzhnia (Mirror Weekly) No 19 (747), in Russian, Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, May 30 to June 5, 2009
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), in English, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, June 2, 2009

DLA PIPER ADVISED UNITED COAL COMPANY (UCC), A U.S. COMPANY, ON SALE OF 100% OF SHARES TO METINVEST GROUP
DLA Piper Ukraine LLC, Kyiv, Ukraine, May 2009

EBRD REPORT UKRAINE
"Ukraine - Recent Developments and EBRD's OperationalStrategic Response for Near Term"
Interfax-Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, May 30, 2009

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS: SIX ARTICLES
Obama Should Visit Kyiv in July; Putin Says Hands Off Ukraine; Raiffeisen Bank Stands Firm; Libya To Grow Wheat in Ukraine; To Sell $3.5 Billion in Carbon Rights
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Wash, D.C., Mon, May 29, 2009

U.S.-UKRAINE RELATIONS, RUSSIA, CHALLENGES FACING UKRAINE: INTERVIEW WITH U.S. DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE JAMES STEINBERG
Interview with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg
By Myroslava Gongadze, Voice of America (VOA),
Ukrainian Service, Washington, DC, Thu, May 28, 2009

BAKER TILLY UKRAINE JOINS U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL USUBC)
Ukrainian Audit and Consulting Company, Member of Baker Tilly International
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C., Wed, May 27, 2009

USUBC UKRAINE BUSINESS/LEGAL NEWS #2
Ukraine Hardens Rules For Non-Citizen Employment; Fourth CIS Forum; Green Tariff Rules; Taxes; Banking & Finance; Construction; Land Code
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Washington, D.C. Tuesday, May 26, 2009

NEW RULES ON LIMITS ON TERMS OF STAY OF FOREIGNERS IN UKRAINE
Members of the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council USUBC) are very concerned about the new stiff, severe rules formembers of the international community working in Ukraine.
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C., Thu, May 21, 2009

BLUFER & ASSOCIATES JOINS U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)
Strategic international consulting group formulating & implementing strategies for their clients
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C., Wed, May 20, 2009

UKRAINIAN AMERICAN COORDINATING COUNCIL (UACC) JOINS THE U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C., Tue, May 19, 2009

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS: SIX ARTICLES
U.S. Amb Taylor Receives Presidential Award; IMF Bites a Second Time; Currency Stable, GDP Keeps Sliding; IMF Funds Not Enough, U.S. Amb Morningstar
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C., Mon, May 19, 2009

STATE OF MARYLAND'S INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT AND TRADE DIVISION, OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, JOINS U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C., Mon, May 18, 2009

UKRAINE: EBRD PLANS $250 MILLION LOAN TO UKREXIMBANK
Largest transaction to date in Ukrainian banking sector promotes lending to real economy
EBRD, London/Kiev, Saturday, 16 May 2009

UKRAINE'S PROTECTION OF MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS' RIGHTS FALLS WELL SHORT OF STANDARDS ELSEWHERE IN EUROPE
Corporate Relations Research Center Publishes Study on Minority Shareholders' Rights
Corporate Relations Research Center, Kiev, Ukraine
PRNewswire, Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, May 14, 2009

THE RECESSION IN UKRAINE
Analysis by Stratfor Global Intelligence, May 12, 2009

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS - TWO ARTICLES
IMF Approves $2.8 Billion for Ukraine, Releases Second Tranche of Stand-By Arrangement (SBA); Good News For Ukraine
Washington, D.C., May 8, 2009

UKRAINE WANTS TO SELL 62 PCT STAKE IN MAJOR AIRLINES UKRAINE INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES (UIA), HAS 17 BOEING AIRPLANES
Kyiv, Ukraine, May 7, 2009

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS - SIX ARTICLES
No More Berlin Walls: Europe Won't Be 'Whole and Free' Until Ukrainians Can Pursure Their Chosen Path; Economy Shows Glimmer of Hope; United Coal Co
May 5, 2009

UKRAINE OLIGARCH BUYS U.S. COAL GROUP
By Roman Olearchyk in Kiev, Financial Times
London, UK, Friday, May 1, 2009

POP GOES THE PIPELINE. Europe just got a rare opportunity to reduce its energy dependence on Russia. But will it take advantage?
Analysis & Commentary: by Alexandros Petersen
Foreign Policy magazine, New York, NY, May 2009

UKRAINE'S METINVEST ACQUIRES UNITED COAL COMPANY IN USA
SteelGuru, India, Friday, 01 May 2009

UKRAINIAN PURCHASE IN USA OVERSHADOWS ECONOMY
United Press International (UPI), Kiev, Ukraine, Friday, May 1, 2009

UKRAINE'S FINANCIAL CRISIS: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
By Edilberto Segura, Olga Pogarska, Oleg Ustenko, Larisa Kozyarivska, Sergey Kasyanenko
SigmaBleyzer/The Bleyzer Foundation, Kyiv, Ukraine
Tuesday, April 28, 2009

UKRAINE STIMULATES USAGE OF ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES WITH REVISED GREEN TARIFF RULES
Ukraine Law Alert, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, Kyiv, Ukraine, Tue, Apr 28, 2009

BROAD STREET CAPITAL GROUP JOINS U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)
International Private Merchant Bank in New York City
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Wash, D.C., Mon, April 27, 2009

INTERNATIONAL SERVICES CORPORATION (ISC) JOINS THE U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)
Procurement and shipping agents for governments and private voluntary organizations
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Thu, April 23, 2009

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS: THREE ARTICLES
Ukraine Above the Rest in Crisis Management by Aslund; EU Dairy & Meat Market-Real Opportunities for Ukraine?; Investors & Ukrainian Stock Market, SigmaBleyzer
Wednesday, April 22, 2009

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS: SIX ARTICLES
IMF Agreement with Ukraine; IMF Set to Unlock Loan; Bank Recapitalization; Largest Poultry Producer; Environmental Crisis;
Monday, April 20, 2009

UKRAINE: IMF MISSION REACHES AGREEMENT ON FIRST REVIEW UNDER STAND-BY ARRANGEMENT
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Press Release No. 09/129
Washington, D.C., Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, April 17, 2009

BUSINESS NEW EUROPE, bne, WEEKLY DIGEST FOR UKRAINE
Monday, April 13 to Friday, April 17, 2009

BUSINESS NEW EUROPE, bne, WEEKLY DIGEST FOR UKRAINE
Monday, April 6 to Friday, April 10, 2009

UKRAINE NEEDS TO SPEED UP STATE REFORMS TO WITHSTAND GLOBAL ECONOMIC SLUMP
UNDP's Blue Ribbon Analytical & Advisory Center (BRAAC) Urges Adoption of Overdue Reforms. United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
Blue Ribbon Analytical and Advisory Centre (BRAAC)
Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, April 16, 2009

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS: FOUR ARTICLES
Why Ukraine Must Act Now To Implement an Anti-Crisis Plan; Tymoshenko Government Acts; Raisa Bogatyreva in Wash; SigmaBleyzer on Stock Market
Washington, D.C., April 15, 2009

THE WORLD BANK NEWS RELEASE
World Bank Approves $400 Million Roads and Safety Improvement Project for Ukraine
Kyiv, Ukraine, April 7, 2009

UKRAINE DEALING WITH THE FINANCIAL CRISIS
By Dr. Edilberto Segura, Partner and Chief Economist. SigmaBleyzer/The Bleyzer Foundation, Kyiv, Ukraine
Power-point Presentation, 28 Slides with Detailed Color Charts. Held at the Kennan Institute
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC) Meeting
Kennan Institute, Washington, D.C. Tue, Apr 7, 2009

FOYIL OFFERS ITS CLIENTS INVESTMENT INTO EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS
Foyil Securities, Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, April 6, 2009

FOYIL NOW OFFERING INVESTMENT ON GLOBAL STOCK MARKETS
Foyil Asset Management, Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, April 6, 2009

BUSINESS NEW EUROPE,bne, WEEKLYDIGEST FOR UKRAINE
Monday, March 30 to Friday, April 3, 2009

ASTERS MANAGING PARTNER SPEAKS AT MEMBERSHIP MEETING OF THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED NORWEGIAN-UKRAINIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN OSLO
Asters, Attorneys at Law, Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, April 3, 2009

KPMG SELECTS LVIV, UKRAINE, AMONG OTHER 'LOCATIONS TO WATCH' FOR NEXT I.T. OUTSOURCING BOOM
KPMG Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, March 2009

MEDEDEV PROPOSES A NEW "ENERGY BALANCE" IN EUROPE
Analysis & Commentary: By Roman Kupchinsky
Eurasia Daily Monitor, Volume 6; Issue 81
Jamestown Foundation, Wash, D.C., April 28, 2009

UKRAINE WILL WIDELY REPRESENT ITS HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE USA
Museum of National Cultural History, Kyiv, Ukraine, March 26, 2009

UKRAINE TO SHOWCASE LARGE-SCALE PROJECT ON TRYPILLIAN CULTURE IN USA
By Valentyna Pashchenko, Ukrinform, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thu, Mar 26, 09

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA NOMINATES PHIL GORDON AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS AND MELANNE VERVEER AS AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR GLOBAL WOMEN'S ISSUES AT THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Two key positions of interest regarding the United States and Ukraine
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C., Thu, Mar 19, 2009

UKRAINE: FARMING ANTI-CRISIS LAW
Ukraine Law Alert, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.C., Kyiv, Ukraine, Wed, Mar 18, 2009

DR. OLEH SHAMSHUR, UKRAINE'S AMBASSADOR TO THE U.S., PROPOSED TO BE FOREIGN MINISTER OF UKRAINE
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Tuesday, March 17, 2009

SOFTSERVE LISTED IN TOP 10 LEADERS IN EMERGING EUROPEAN MARKETS BY NEOIT AND GLOBAL SERVICES 2009
SoftServe, Lviv, Ukraine, Monday, March 16, 2009

OBAMA URGED TO STOP ENCOURAGING UKRAINE AND GEORGIA'S NATO BIDS
Agence France Presse (AFP), Washington, D.C., Monday, March 16, 2009

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS: FIVE ARTICLES
World Must Act to Support Ukraine; European Solidarity Needed; No Default; Renew Trust; No Grand Bargain With Russia Please
March 13, 2009

UKRAINE'S OUTSTANDINGOPIC DEBT (TEN YEARS) CONTINUES TO BE A MAJOR BARRIER TO PRIVATE U.S.BUSINESS INVESTMENT
U.S. Government's Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C., Thu, Mar 12, 2009

EPAM RANKED AMONG 'TOP 10' GLOBAL IT SERVICES LEADERS FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR WITHIN "2009 GLOBAL SERVICES 100"
EPAM confirms its #1 position in Central and Eastern Europe among IT service vendors by being the only company with development centers across the region selected into the most prestigious category of the leading global 100 innovative service providers — "Top 10 Best Performers: IT Services"
EPAM Systems, Newtown, PA, Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Asters and Its Partners Receive High Accolades in Ukrainian Law Firms 2009 Handbook
March 11, 2009

UKRAINE - DEALING WITH THE FINANCIAL CRISIS
Causes, Five Pillars of Resolution, Prospects for the Future. Presentation by Dr. Edilberto Segura. Partner and Chief Economist.
SigmaBleyzer/The Bleyzer Foundation
Kyiv, Ukraine, March 11, 2009

U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE CLINTON GUARANTEES NEW U.S. ADMINISTRATION'S SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE, SAYS KHANDOHIY
Interfax Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, March 6, 2009

ALFIYA JUMAYEVA APPOINTED NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF AES UKRAINE
AES Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 4, 2009

UKRAINE TO START PRODUCTION OF NUCLEAR FUEL ASSEMBLIES IN 2013
Holding talks with JSC TVEL (Russia) and Westinghouse (United States) about the possible joint construction of a plant for the production of nuclear fuel.
Interfax-Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 4, 2009

COMMONWEALTH ENERGY PARTNERS LLC (CEP) JOINS THE U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)
Develops and finances "clean'' energyprojects in emerging markets
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Tue, Mar 3, 2009

LATEST FINANCIAL UPDATE ON UKRAINE AND OTHER COUNTRIES IN EMERGING EUROPE, RBS EM STRATEGY UPDATE
From Timothy Ash at the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), London
Tuesday, March 3, 2009

DRS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.JOINS U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)
Leading supplier of integrated products, services, & support to military forces, prime contractors, intelligence agencies
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Monday, March 2, 2009

AGCO, YOUR AGRICULTURE COMPANY, JOINS THE U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC), WASHINGTON, D.C.
One of the world's largest manufacturers & distributors of agricultural equipment
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Wash, D.C. Friday, February 27, 2009

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS: SEVEN ARTICLES
Case for Ukraine (Aslund); Eastern Europe Needs Our Help Including Ukraine (Senator Kerry); Banks to Receive Euro24.5 Billion Loan
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., February 27, 2009

DUNWOODIE TRAVEL BUREAU, LTD, YONKERS, NEW YORK, JOINS THE U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Washington, D.C., Tue, Feb 24, 2009

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS - THREE ARTICLES
Averting Crisis in Ukraine (CFR-Pifer); Impact of Economic Crisis on Ukrainian Companies (E&Y); Tax Essentials Ukraine/Short Tax Guide (DLA Piper)
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, DC, Thursday, February 22, 2009

LAND OF DILEMMAS: WOULD YOU RISK YOUR LIFE TO SAVE YOUR ENEMY?
Morgan Williams, Publisher and Editor, Action Ukraine Report (AUR)
Washington, D.C., Sunday, February 22, 2009

DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY INC. (DTI), HUNTSVILLE, AL, JOINS THE U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)
Providing defense technology, military aviation sales, parts & service
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C., Thu, Feb 19, 2009

NATIONAL BANK OF UKRAINE (NBU) TAKES FURTHER REGULATORY ANTI-CRISIS MEASURES
DLA Piper Ukraine LLC, Kyiv, Ukraine, Wed, Feb 18, 2009

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS: SEVEN ARTICLES
Finance Minister Submits Statement of Resignation, "My further service as Ukraine's finance minister makes no sense," Viktor Pynzenyk
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, DC, Thursday, February 12, 2009

USUBC UKRAINE MEETING ANDCONFERENCE NEWS
Energy Security; Crisis Management; Gas War; Outlook for Ukrainian Economy; Investment Summit; Green Week; Agribusiness; Insurance
Washington, D.C., Wednesday, February 11, 2009

KYIV MOHYLA FOUNDATION OF AMERICA (KMF) JOINS U.S. UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)
A not-for-profit educational foundation headquartered in Chicago, Member 103
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Mon, Feb 9, 2009

COCA-COLA SET TO ACQUIRE VINNIFRUIT COMPANY IN UKRAINE
bne Ukraine Daily List, Berlin, Germany, Mon, February 9, 2009

UKRAINIAN REAL ESTATE LAW EXPERT NATALIA DOTSENKO-BELOUS RELEASES NEW BOOK: "CONSTRUCTION FINANCING STRATEGIES"
Visil Kisil & Partners law firm, Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, February 9, 2009