UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS: FIFTEEN ARTICLES Ukraine Government Significantly Increases Import Duties & Other Restrictions Parliament once again (year after year after year) delays sale of agricultural land
Washington, D.C.
Monday, December 29, 2008

A THANK-YOU TO THREE WELSHMEN
Morgan Williams, Nigel Colley, Gareth Jones
Letter-to-the-Editor by Orysia Tracz, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
The Ukrainian Weekly No. 52, Parsippany, NJ, Sunday, December 28, 2008

NATIONAL BANK OF UKRAINE (NBU) INTRODUCES FURTHER CHANGES INTO INTERBANK FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE MARKET OPERATION
DLA Piper law firm, Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, December 24, 2008

U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL GAINS 100th MEMBER
Boosts membership 88 percent in one year
By Yuliya Melnyk, Washington, D.C., Special the Kyiv Post
Kyiv Post, Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, December 24, 2008

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS: TEN ARTICLES
World Bank $500M Loan for Ukraine; DLA Piper; CRDF Center; SoftServe; Ernst & Young; Chadbourne & Parke; Salans
Washington, D.C.
Tuesday, December 23, 2008

VAST MAJORITY OF BANKS LACK ENTERPRISE-WIDE VIEW OF RISK
Financial crisis creates shift in strategic priorities, says Ernst & Young's second annual risk study
Ernst & Young, New York, NY & Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, December 22, 2008

UKRAINE: NEW RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CENTER TO FOCUS ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY TECHNOLOGIES IN IVANO-FRANKIVSK
U.S. Civilian Research & Development Foundation (CRDF)
Arlington, Virginia, Monday, December 22, 2008

U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL WELCOMES ITS 100TH MEMBER, MICROSOFT
By Yaro Bihun, Special to The Ukrainian Weekly newspaper, No. 51, Page 1
Ukrainian National Association (UNA), Parsippany, NJ, Sun, Dec 21, 2008

UKRAINE NEWS
1. US, UKRAINE LOOK TO STRENGTHEN TIES
2. UNITED STATES-UKRAINE CHARTER ON STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
Washington, D.C.
Friday, December 19, 2008

MICROSOFT BECOMES 100th MEMBER OF U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Washington, D.C., Thursday, December 18, 2008

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS - TEN ARTICLES
Ukraine Business News: Ernst & Young; Anemone Green Capital; ContourGlobal; Shell; Holtec Int; AES; Kraft Ukraine; USUBC Member 100
USUBC, Washington, D.C., December 15, 2008

USUBC Annual Mtg Luncheon, Dec 17th, Wed, Wash, D.C., 12 NOON
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Washington, D.C.
Wed, December 12, 2008

AITKEN BERLIN LLP & AFFILIATES BECOME 99TH MEMBER OF THE U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Washington, D.C.
Thu, December 11, 2008

USUBC MEMBERS IN THE NEWS - EIGHT ARTICLES
Magisters, Horizon Capital, Asters, DHL, Winner Automotive,
EPAM, UIA, Raiffeisen Bank Aval
USUBC, Washington, D.C., December 9, 2008

EPAM SYSTEMS RANKED 5TH AMONG FASTEST GROWING COMPANIES IN NEW JERSEY
EPAM Systems, Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Wednesday, December 3, 2008

MARS UKRAINE JOINS U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)
Confectionery, food, beverage, health & nutrition, pet care products company. USUBC member 98.
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Washington, D.C.
Tue, Dec 2, 2008

UKRAINE MACROECONOMIC SITUATION REPORT, NOVEMBER 2008
Monthly Analytical Report: By Olga Pogarska, Edilberto L. Segura
SigmaBleyzer Emerging Markets Private Equity Investment Group, The Bleyzer Foundation, Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, December 2, 2008

EPAM SYSTEMS ADVANCES TO 190TH PLACE WITHIN THE LIST OF WORLD'S 500 LARGEST SOFTWARE AND SERVICE PROVIDERS
EPAM Systems, Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Monday, December 1, 2008

ALTER ENERGY GROUP ENGAGES ANEMONE GREEN CAPITAL
Alter Energy Group AG, Zurich, Switzerland
Wednesday, November 26, 2008

BRENNTAG ACQUIRES DIPOL CHEMICAL INTERNATIONAL, INC (USA)
Expansion of chemical distribution network in Ukraine, Russia and the Baltic States
Dipol Chemical International, Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, 19 November 2008

UKRAINE: STRATFOR ANALYSIS REPORT
Stratfor, Austin, Texas
Tuesday, November 18, 19, and 20, 2008

UKRAINE: LAW BRINGS NEW RULES FOR BUSINESS
Olga Osmachko and Warwick McDonald, Special to Kyiv Post
Kyiv Post, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, November 13, 2008

MAGISTERS LAW FIRM EXPANDING DESPITE SLOWDOWN
Jonathan Holmberg, Editor, Kyiv Post, Kyiv, Ukraine
Thursday, November 13, 2008

SALANS: ECONOMIC DOWNTURN WILL LEAD TO CONSOLIDATION OF LAW FIRMS
Yulia Golub, Staff Writer, Kyiv Post, Kyiv, Ukraine
Thursday, November 13, 2008

UKRAINE: IMB GROUP BEING REBRANDED, ALLOCATES $100 MILLION FOR ACQUISITION OF UKRAINIAN BANKS WITH WORLD BANK'S SUPPORT
IMB Group, Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, November 12, 2008

UKRAINE AND U.S. GOVERNMENT SIGN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR RETURN OF U.S. OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION TO UKRAINE
Public Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy in Ukraine
November 12, 2008

HORIZON CAPITAL CLOSES $390 MILLION PRIVATE EQUITY FUND
Horizon Capital, Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, November 10, 2008

U.S. & UKRAINE SIGN OPIC FIRST STEP
Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Government of Ukraine and the Government of the United States of America on Overseas Private Investment Corporation activities in Ukraine
Ministry of Economy of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
Monday, November 10, 2008

UKRAINE'S ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL SITUATION
Dr. Edilberto Segura
Partner & Chief Economist
SigmaBleyzer, The Bleyzer Foundation
Wednesday, November 5, 2008

PRATT & WHITNEY-PATON JOINS U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)
Advanced ceramic & metallic coatings for turbine blades
USUBC member 97
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Washington, D.C.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008

PRIVATE FINANCIAL, ECONOMIC & BUSINESS REPORT
RBS Emerging Markets Strategy, Ukraine
By Timothy Ash, Head of CEMEX Research
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), London, UK, Monday, Nov 3, 2008

ANACOM, INC., JOINS THE U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)
Satellite communications equipment manufacturer in California, USUBC member 96
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council, Washington, D.C.
Monday, November 3, 2008

UKRAINE'S WTO ERA BEGINS
Magisters Insight newsletter
Magisters law firm, Kyiv, Ukraine, October 2008

UKRAINE PARLIAMENT APPROVES IMF PACKAGE
By Roman Olearchyk in Kiev, Financial Times, London, UK
Friday, October 31, 2008

UKRAINE'S PRESIDENT SIGNS LAW ON JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C.,
Wednesday, October 22, 2008

WHY UKRAINE NEEDS IMF FUNDING
Analysis and Comment: By Anders Åslund
Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C., Tue, Oct 21, 2008

UKRAINE: KEY FACTS ON FINANCES AND POLITICS
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Monday, October 20, 2008

THE FINANCIAL CRISIS AND UKRAINE, FIVE NEWS ARTICLES
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council, Washington, D.C.
Friday, October 17, 2008

SIX NEWS ARTICLES
Ukraine Seeks IMF Assistance; Deposit Insurance Raised; S&P May Downgrade

U.S.-Ukraine Business Council
Washington, D.C., October 16, 2008

SE RAELIN JOINS U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)
A Ukrainian agricultural supply company, USUBC member 95
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council, Washington, D.C.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008

MOVING UKRAINE FORWARD
By Morgan Williams for the Ukraine Analyst, Vol.1, No. 3
Strategic Intelligence On Ukraine's Politics and Economics
Dr. Taras Kuzio, Editor, Tuesday, October 14, 2008

FIVE NEWS ARTICLES
Ukraine Defends Banks Takes Emergency Moves; IMF; Min of Economy On Global Financial Crisis

U.S.-Ukraine Business Council
Washington, D.C., October 14, 2008

UKRAINIAN ENERGY FORUM IN KYIV ADDRESSES CRITICAL ISSUES
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Kyiv, Ukraine, Wed, Oct 8, 2008

YUSHCHENKO FATIGUE IN WASHINGTON?
Yushchenko's welcome at White House is less enthusiastic than hoped for
Analysis & Commentary: By Roman Kupchinsky, Eurasia Daily Monitor
Volume 5, Issue 192, The Jamestown Foundation
Washington, D.C., Tue, Oct 7, 2008

UKRAINE'S PRESIDENT YUSHCHENKO DISAPPOINTS AMERICAN AUDIENCE
By Yuliya Melnik, Special to Kyiv Post, Kyiv Post, Kyiv, Ukraine
Thursday, October 2, 2008

UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT YUSHCHENKO: PHARMECEUTICALS "VERY IMPORTANT"
MaxWell Biocorporation Wins Presidential Support for Faster Registration of Modern Medicines in Ukraine
MaxWell Biocorporation
Washington, DC, September 30, 2008

UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT YUSHCHENKO MEETS WITH MEMBERS OF THE U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Tuesday, September 30, 2008

UKRAINE PRESIDENT YUSHCHENKO TO SIGN JOINT STOCK COMPANY LAW
Marks, Sokolov & Burd, Philadelphia, PA
Monday, September 29, 2008

THE WASHINGTON GROUP (TWG) JOINS U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC), MEMBER NUMBER 94
An association of Ukrainian-American and other professionals>br>U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Thursday, September 25, 2008

WHILE GLOBAL MARKETS CONTRACT, SIGMABLEYZER FINDS VALUE
IN KAZAKHSTAN AND ACQUIRES FIRST KAZAKH COMPANY - "ASEM-AI"

SigmaBleyzer, Astana, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, September 23, 2008

VIASAT UKRAINE NAMES NEW CEO, DIGITAL PREMIUM
SATELLITE TV COMPANY

Jackie Stewart, Viasat, Stockholm, Sweden, Tuesday, September 23, 2008

SOFTSERVE, INC. JOINS THE U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)
Leading multinational software development and consulting company, member 93

U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Tuesday, September 23, 2008

IBM UKRAINE JOINS U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)
Multinational computer technology and consulting corporation is member ninety-two

U.S-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Monday, September 22, 2008

RZB FINANCE LLC (RAIFFEISEN) JOINS U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC), MEMBER 91
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Tuesday, September 16, 2008

UKRAINE'S STANDING IN REGIONAL & INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council
Thursday, September 11, 2008

SALANS UKRAINE ANNOUNCES NEW EDITION OF PROFESSIONAL LEGAL GUIDE
Salans law firm, Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, September 5, 2008

EPAM SYSTEMS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT CENTER IN KYIV, UKRAINE RECOGNIZED AS MEETING WORLD'S LEADING SECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE STANDARDS
EPAM Systems, Lawrenceville, NJ, Friday, September 5, 2008

CEC GOVERNMENT RELATIONS JOINS U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC), MEMBER NUMBER 90
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Wednesday, September 3, 2008

EDELMAN JOINS THE U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC), MEMBER NUMBER 89
World's largest independent public relations firm

U.S-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Tuesday, September 2, 2008

U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC) HOSTS SPECIAL LUNCHEON MEETING WITH RAISA BOHATYR'OVA, SECRETARY OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY & DEFENSE COUNCIL OF UKRAINE

U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Friday, August 29, 2008

COMPETITION LAUNCHED FOR MAJOR NEW RESEARCH & EDUCATION CENTER FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN UKRAINE BY CRDF
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Tuesday, August 26, 2008

SOFTLINE COMPANY PERMITTED TO PURCHASE OVER 50% OF EKOTEKH
Mark Pollok, Ukrainian News Agency
Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, August 17, 2008

BUSINESS & INVESTOR COMMUNITY CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPACT ON UKRAINE OF CONFLICT IN GEORGIA
USUBC BUSINESS JOURNAL #7
News Articles & Commentaries
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Friday, August 15, 2008

3M JOINS U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC), MEMBER NUMBER 88
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Monday, August 11, 2008

VANCO PRYKERCHENSKA LTD. FULLY PREPARED TO CONDUCT MEANINGFUL NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF UKRAINE
Vanco Prykerchenska Ltd., Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, August 8, 2008

U.S. ASSISTANCE FOR FLOOD RELIEF IN UKRAINE
PRESS RELEASE
Public Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy
August 8, 2008, Kyiv, Ukraine

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COMMITS TO SUPPORT UKRAINE DISASTER ASSISTANCE
Major rainstorms cause massive flooding & major losses in Western Ukraine. UPS, 3M, Boeing, Cargill, Coca-Cola, AES, MaxWell, SASI, Winner Automotive Group, First International Resources, Asters & USUBC commit funds & in-kind contributions.

U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Friday, August 8, 2008

DLA PIPER LAW FIRM ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF THE SEMIFINAL OF THE ALL-UKRAINE SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION FOR LAW STUDENTS
DLA Piper, Kyiv, Ukraine, 6 August 2008

UKRAINE DISASTER ASSISTANCE FUND
Worst rainstorms in a century swept across Western Ukraine, massive
flooding and major losses, huge relief and rebuilding program needed

U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Wednesday, August 6, 2008

EPAM's Multiple Development Locations are Recognized as Meeting the World's Leading Security and Infrastructure Standards
SAS 70 Type II certification completed for the three locations in Central and Eastern Europe, while the outsourcing leader becomes a finalist for the International Business Awards in "Best MIS&IT" category

EPAM Systems, Lawrenceville, NJ, Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Ukrainian Business Development News
Asters, August 5, 2008

STATEMENT ON VANCO INVESTIGATION AND NEGOTIATIONS BY GOVERNMENT OF UKRAINE
Press release authorized by Mr. Yevgen V. Korniychuk, First Deputy Minister of Justice of Ukraine TD International, Washington, D.C.
CNW, Canada, Friday, August 1, 2008

MAXWELL BIOCORPORATION, LLC, & INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC., ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP
Sponsorship Agreement Promotes International Medical Education,
Helps Break Down Language Barrier

MaxWell Biocorporation, Washington, D.C., Friday, Aug 1, 2008

AMERICA INVESTS IN UKRAINE
USUBC Business Journal #6
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Friday, August 1, 2008

ANEMONE GREEN CAPITAL JOINS U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)
Independent, Private Environmental Finance Company

U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Thursday, July 31, 2008

BUYING BOEING
Ukrainian carrier AeroSvit invests in U.S. plane fleet but faces U.S.
government regulatory restrictions on expansion and Ukraine
government's endless political battles and incompetency.

By Jim Davis, Business Ukraine magazine
Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, July 28, 2008

VOLIA CABLE & SIGMABLEYZER'S REGIONAL CABLE BUSINESS MERGE TO FORM PRE-EMINENT UKRAINIAN CABLE PROVIDER
Providence Equity Partners Increases Its Investment in the Combined Entity
to over $300 million, Making It the Largest Private Equity Investment in Ukraine
By BusinessWire, Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, July 28, 2008

WINNER IMPORTS UKRAINE, LTD, JOINS U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC), OFFICIAL IMPORTER FOR FORD, JAGUAR, LAND ROVER, VOLVO & PORSCHE
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Monday, July 28, 2008

EXPLORING UKRAINE'S VANCO DISPUTE
ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY: By Tammy Lynch
The ISCIP Analyst An Analytical Review
Volume XIV, Number 14, 25 July 2008
Institute for the Study of Conflict, Ideology, and Policy
Boston University, Boston, MA, USA

AN OIL ROMANCE ON THE ROCKS
Five Years After BP Partnered With Russian Tycoons, This Lucrative Marriage of Opportunity Is in Collapse

By Steven Mufson, Washington Post Staff Writer
The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.
Friday, July 25, 2008; Page D01 (Business Section)

YURI MIROSHNIKOV: LEADING UKRAINE INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES THROUGH RAPID EXPANSION
By Bredan Sobie, Flight Global
United Kingdom, Thursday, July 24, 2008

WESTINGHOUSE APPOINTS MIKE KIRST REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT, CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND SALES (CR&S) FOR CENTRAL/EASTERN EUROPE AND RUSSIA
PRNewswire, Brussels, Belgium, June 19, 2008

BUSINESS DRIVES UKRAINE'S EURO-ATLANTIC INTEGRATION
Private sector moves Ukraine forward
By Morgan Williams, Welcome to Ukraine magazine
2 (44) '08, Kyiv, Ukraine, June 2008

VANCO PRYKERCHENSKA LTD SEEKS UKRAINE GOVERNMENT CONSENT TO PUBLISH HYDROCARBONS SHARING AGREEMENT (HSA)
Vanco Prykerchenska LTD Press office
Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, July, 18, 2008

TOURISM UKRAINE: BROADENING APPEAL
By Oxford Business Group
London, UK., Thursday, July 17, 2008

UKRAINE: VANCO PRYKERCHSNSKA LTD FILES FOR INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION IN STOCKHOLM
Vanco Prykerchenska LTD Press office
Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, July, 16, 2008

UKRAINE'S INFLATIONARY CRISIS: TWO SHORT-TERM SCENARIOS
By Anders Åslund, Professor
Peterson Institute for International Economics
Washington, D.C., Tuesday, July 15, 2008

DIFFICULT PARTNERS: MARATHON OIL PULLS THE PLUG ON UKRAINIAN EXPLORATION
By Jim Davis, Business Ukraine magazine
Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, July 14, 2008

CONTOURGLOBAL UKRAINE JOINS U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC), MEMBER NUMBER 87
An Energy Development Company

U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Thursday, July 10, 2008

EPAM SYSTEMS CHAIRMAN & CEO ARKADIY DOBKIN NAMED ERNST & YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR® 2008 AWARD WINNER IN NEW JERSEY
Award recognizes entrepreneurial excellence in Information Technology
Consulting category
News Release, EPAM Systems, Inc.
Lawrenceville, NJ, Tuesday, July 1, 2008

NEW RICHEST MAN IN EUROPE AIMS TO BETTER UKRAINE'S ECONOMY Rinat Akhmetov Surpasses IKEA Founder for Richest Man in Europe Title
The Foundation for Effective Governance
Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, July 1, 2008

TRADE & INVESTMENT MONITOR (37 NEWS ARTICLES)
EU Ukraine Business Council (EUUBC)

Brussels, Belgium, June 2008

UKRAINE: CONTROL & AUDITING DEPARTMENT CAUTIONS STATE ENTERPRISES AGAINST POSSIBILITY OF NON-OBJECTIVE APPRAISAL OF THEIR ASSETS BY ERNST & YOUNG
Ukrainian News Agency, Kyiv, Ukraine, June 26, 2008

FOUR NEWS ARTICLES RE: BUNGE BUNGE SAYS OLEINA TRADE MARK IS SUBJECT TO RAIDERS' ATTACK IN UKRAINE
Bunge Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, June 26, 2008

AEROSVIT UKRAINIAN AIRLINES JOINS THE U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Wednesday, June 25, 2008

VASIL KISIL & PARTNERS LAW FIRM JOINS U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Tuesday, June 24, 2008

UKRAINE MACROECONOMIC SITUATION, JUNE 2008
Monthly Analytical Report: By Olga Pogarska, Edilberto L. Segura
SigmaBleyzer Emerging Markets Private Equity Investment Group,
The Bleyzer Foundation, Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, June 23, 2008

UKRAINE: ERNST & YOUNG CONSIDERS ITS APPRAISAL OF UKRZALIZNYTSIA PROPERTY OBJECTIVE
Ukrainian News Agency, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, June 19, 2008

UKRAINE: CONTROL & AUDITING DEPARTMENT ASKS SPF TO REVOKE APPRAISING LICENSE OF ERNST & YOUNG
Dmytro Kuzmin, Ukrainian News Agency, Wednesday, June 18, 2008

R & J TRADING INTERNATIONAL, INC. JOINS THE U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Tuesday, June 17, 2007

SOLID TEAM LLC JOINS U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS
COUNCIL (USUBC), MEMBER NUMBER 83

U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Friday, June 13, 2007

IMF ISSUES LATEST ECONOMIC REPORT ON UKRAINE
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2008 Article IV Consultation with Ukraine

International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Public Information Notice (PIN) No. 08/68
Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 12, 2008

ASTERS LAW FIRM JOINS THE U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC), MEMBER 82
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Friday, June 6, 2008

U.S.-UKRAINE PARTNERSHIP FOR PROSPERITY
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Friday, June 6, 2008

PROSPERITY THROUGH COOPERATION
Speech by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez
American Chamber of Commerce, U.S. Commercial Service Meeting
Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, June 5, 2008

KPMG JOINS U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL
KPMG-Ukraine Opens New Office in Donetsk

U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Wednesday, June 4, 2008

DLA PIPER AWARDED INTERNATIONAL LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR 2008 IN UKRAINE
DLA Piper, Kyiv, Ukraine, 3 June 2008

CANCELLATION OF VANCO PRIKERCHENSKA PRODUCTION SHARING AGREEMENT
Background Briefing Paper

Vanco's Corporate Relations Company
Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 30, 2008

FOYIL SECURITIES, INC. JOINS THE U.S.-UKRAINE
BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC), MEMBER NUMBER 80

Focuses on Emerging Markets of New Europe, Especially Ukraine

U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Thursday, May 29, 2008

UKRAINE COMPETITIVENESS REPORT PRESENTED BY WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM (WEF) AND FOUNDATION FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE (FEG)
Full competitiveness report 2008 can be downloaded free of charge
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 23, 2008

VANCO PRYKERCHENSKA SAYS UKRAINIAN GOVERNMENT REFUSES TO NEGOTIATE BREAK OF PRODUCTION SHARING AGREEMENT
Ukrainian News Agency, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, May 22, 2008

VANCO TO DEFEND ITS POSITION ON PSA WITH UKRAINIAN GOVERNMENT IN COURT, SAYS COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE
Interfax Ukraine Business Express
Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, May 22, 2008

VANCO PRESS CONFERENCE
Speaker's Notes from Jim Bown, Vanco Consultant
Ukrainian House Press Room
Kyiv, Ukraine, May 22, 2008

DOHENY GLOBAL GROUP JOINS U.S.-UKRAINE
BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)

Real estate, finance expertise, investment opportunities in Ukraine

U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 21, 2008

NATIONWIDE EQUIPMENT COMPANY JOINS U.S.- UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC), MEMBER 78
Specializes in Sales of New & Reconditioned Earthmoving,
Road Building and Marine Equipment
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C. & Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, May 20, 2008

EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT (EBRD) ANNUAL MEETING IN KYIV
Three Articles: A Hot Spring, Legal Reform, Histories of Hope
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, May 19, 2008

FIRST INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES LLC JOINS U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)
Leading Strategic Communications and Political Consulting
Firm......Active in Ukraine....Member Number 77
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Friday, May 16, 2008

VANCO DISCLOSES ITS STRATEGIC PARTNERS IN THE PROJECT OF PRIKERCHENSKIY SHELF EXPLORATION IN THE BLACK SEA
Vanco News Conference Press Release Kyiv, Ukraine, 15 May 2008

IMTC-MEI JOINS U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL
Leader in Catastrophic Rebuilds & Program Management
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C. Thursday, May 15, 2008

SQUIRE, SANDERS & DEMPSEY L.L.P. JOINS U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC),
Expands Presence in Ukraine, Central & Eastern Europe's (CEE)
Newest Economic Powerhouse
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 14, 2008

INTERCONTINENTAL COMMERCE CORPORATION JOINS U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)
World Wide Project Development Investment & Finance, Member 75
USUBC, Washington, D.C., May 13, 2008

AMERICAN COUNCILS FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION JOINS U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL
Leading Education, Training and Research Organization, Member 74
USUBC, Washington, D.C., May 12, 2008

RAKOTIS LLC JOINS U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)
General purpose supplier of military, aviation and industrial parts
USUBC, Washington, D.C., May 8, 2008

UKRAINE MACROECONOMIC SITUATION - APRIL 2008
Monthly Analytical Report: By Olga Pogarska, Edilberto L. Segura
SigmaBleyzer Emerging Markets Private Equity Investment Group,
The Bleyzer Foundation, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, May 8, 2008

TNK-BP COMMERCE LLC JOINS U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC), A MARKET LEADER IN UKRAINE
USUBC, WASHINGTON, D.C., May 7, 2008

SQUIRE SANDERS EXPANDS PRESENCE IN UKRAINE, CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE'S (CEE) NEWEST ECONOMIC POWERHOUSE
Squire, Sanders and Dempsey L.L.P.
Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, May 06, 2008

AMERICAN EXPRESS BANK JOINS USUBC
A Standard Chartered group company, USUBC member #71
USUBC, Washington, D.C., April 25, 2008

AMERICA INVESTS IN UKRAINE
USUBC Business Journal #5
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Thursday, April 24, 2008

CRUMPTON GROUP JOINS USUBC, NUMBER 70
Provides Strategic Advisory Services To Companies
USUBC, Washington, D.C., April 22, 2008

MOVING UKRAINE FOWARD
Article By E. Morgan Williams, SigmaBleyzer
President, U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Welcome to Ukraine magazine
Kyiv, Ukraine, March 2008

VISION TV JOINS U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL
International satellite television Viasat - now in Ukraine
USUBC, Washington, D.C. April 21, 2008

CLEARING THE LANDSCAPE FOR CONSTURCTION - THE PITFALLS STILL PRESENT IN UKRAINE
Salans, LLP, April 20, 2008

ASTERS, LLP BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT NEWS
Asters, April 18, 2008

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF) ECONOMIC REPORT ON UKRAINE - 2008
Ukraine-2008 Article IV Consultation: Preliminary Conclusionsof the IMF Mission to Ukraine
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 31, 2008

U.S. SENATOR DICK LUGAR CALLS FOR TRANS-ATLANTIC ENERGY SECURITY STRATEGY, SHOULD REFUSE TO TOLERATE THE USE OF ENERGY AS AN INSTRUMENT OF COERCION
Russia made clear to European energy importers their strong opposition to Ukraine and Georgia receiving NATO Membership Action Plans.US Ukraine Energy Dialogue Series III Conference Speech of Senator Lugar, Office of Senator Dick Lugar (R-IN)
Washington, D.C., Tuesday, April 15, 2008

US POLYTECH LLC JOINS THE U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)
Bridging the gap between Ukrainian technical institutes and universities, Ukrainian high technology companies and the global marketplace in partnership with global high technology companies.
April 15, 2008

UMBRA JOINS U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL
International Consulting Company With Focus On Ukraine
USUBC, Washington, D.C., April 14, 2008

USUBC CONGRATULATES UKRAINE ON WTO VOTE
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Thursday, April 10, 2008

UKRAINIAN ECONOMIC REFORMS AGENDA FOR 2008-2015
Document describes the position of the Foundation for Effective Goverance of the directions, principles and goals for Ukrainian economical reforms during 2008-2015.
Foundation for Effective Goverance, Kyiv, Ukraine, April 9, 2008

"THE US'S CONTRIBUTION TO UKRAINE'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS POSITIVE"
It is extremely significant that within the past half-year the council's[USUBC] membership has nearly doubled. Now it includes over 60 American companies. Interview with Ambassador Oleh Shamshur.
Ukraine's Ambassador to the United States of America
By Mykola SIRUK, The Day #13, Kyiv, Ukraine, 8 April 2008

ERNST & YOUNG LLC JOINS THE U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC), MEMBERSHIP TRIPLES IN 15 MONTHS
Ernst & Young Employs 500 professionals in Ukraine
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Monday, April 7, 2008

UKRAINE'S TOP EXPORT AND IMPORTS
Energy Supplies Makes Russia Largest among Ukrainian Trade Partners Major trade deficits with the United States and Russia in 2007
By Daniel Workman, Suite101.com, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Apr 7, 2008

MAGISTERS LAW FIRM JOINS USUBC
Full-service law offices in Kyiv, Ukraine & Moscow, Russia
USUBC, Washington, D.C., April 4, 2008

PRIORITIES FOR U.S.-UKRAINE COOPERATION (ROAD MAP)
USUBC, Washington, D.C., April 1, 2008 Document

UNITED STATES AND UKRAINE SIGN TRADE AND INVESTMENT COOPERATION AGREEMENT (TICA)
USTR News, Office of the United States Trade Representative
Washington, D.C., Tuesday, April 1, 2008

TWO USA COMPANIES, WESTINGHOUSE AND HOLTEC, EXPAND THEIR ROLES IN UKRAINE'S NUCLEAR FUTURE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Monday, March 31, 2008

UKRAINE: ENERHOATOM AND HOLTEC STRIKE DEAL ON KNOW-HOW TO HANDLE SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL
Enerhoatom, Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, March 30, 2008 (in Ukrainian)

"PM TYMOSHENKO'S FIRST 100 DAYS"
Foreign Policy, Economic and Political Challenges
March 2008 Issue of Policy Matters, March 27, 2008
Report From USUBC Member, The PBN Company

A grand opening ceremony of "Max-Well" Scientific Oncological and Cardiological Production Center
Max-Well, LLC. March 27, 2008

AIR TRACTOR, INC. JOINS USUBC
Manufactures specialized agricultural aircraft in Olney, Texas
USUBC, Washington, D.C., March 27, 2008

DHL JOIN U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)
Works in over 150 cities in Ukraine, staff of 400 people
USUBC, Washington, D.C., March 26, 2008

EPAM SYSTEMS JOINS U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL
Leading Software Engineering Outsourcing Services Provider
USUBC, March 24, 2008

DLA PIPER LAW FIRM JOINS U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL
USUBC, Wednesday, March 19, 2008

HALLIBURTON JOINS U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL
USUBC, Tuesday, March 18, 2008, Kyiv, Ukraine

HORIZON CAPITAL PRESENTATION, USUBC MEMBER
Ukrainian Investment Summit, 4th Annual Adam Smith Conference
London, United Kingdom, Tuesday, March 11, 2008

UKRAINIAN INVESTMENT SUMMIT
4th Annual Adam Smith Conference London

Monday-Wednesday, March 10-12th

USUBC AND SEVEN MEMBERS APPOINTED TO PRIME MINISTERS NEW COUNCIL OF INVESTORS (COI)
USUBC, AES, Boeing, Cargill, Kraft, Marathon, Shell, SigmaBleyzer
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 6, 2008

INVESTORS COUNCIL A PROGRESSIVE STEP
OP-ED: By E. Morgan Williams
Kyiv Post, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 06 2008

UKRAINE'S EXPRESS DELIVERY SECTOR: IN DIRE NEED OF EXPRESS FIXING (quotes USUBC member UPS)
By Jim Davis, Business Ukraine magazine
Monday, March 3, 2008, Kyiv, Ukraine

HIGH COMMERCIAL COURT TRAMPLES INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
OP-ED: by Gene Burd, Kyiv Post, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb 28 2008

VAT REFUNDING REMAINS A MAJOR ISSUE Statement by USUBC Agribusiness Working Group
USUBC Agribusiness Working Group
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC) Washington, D.C.
Monday, February 25, 2008

UKRAINE MACROECONOMIC SITUATION - DEC 2007
Monthly Analytical Report: By Olga Pogarska, Edilberto L. Segura
SigmaBleyzer Emerging Markets Private Equity Investment Group,
The Bleyzer Foundation, Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, February 20, 2008

LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION JOINS the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
USUBC, Washington, D.C. February 19, 2008

US SENATE URGES NATO TO PUT UKRAINE, GEORGIA,ON TRACK FOR ALLIANCE MEMBERSHIP
Associated Press (AP), Washington, D.C. Monday, Feb 18 2008

NOW IS THE TIME TO DRAMATICALLY REFORM UKRAINE'S LEGAL SYSTEM
OP-ED by Irina Paliashvili, Chair, Legal Affairs Working Group
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Washington, D.C.,
President & Senior Counsel. RULG-Ukrainian Legal Group, P.A.
Kyiv Post, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, February 14, 2008

OPIC PROGRAMS CLOSED FOR UKRAINE
U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)
Wednesday, February 13, 2008

FULL MEASURE OF DEMOCRACY
OP-ED: By Morgan Williams, President
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
The Novynar weekly magazine, #5, in Ukrainian Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 8, 2008

GENERAL DYNAMICS JOINS U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC). A World Leader in Aerospace, Combat Systems, Marine Systems, Information Systems & Technology
USUBC, Washington, D.C., February 8, 2008

TYMOSHENKO GOVERNMENT OFF TO A PROMISING, AMBITIOUS START
OP-ED By Anders Aslund, Kyiv Post
Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday February 7, 20008

VICE PRIME MINISTER HRYHORIY NEMYRYA ADDRESSES THE U.S-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC) IN KYIV
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, February 4, 2008

SUMMARY UPDATE ON LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR BUSINESS OPERATIONS IN UKRAINE
Irina Paliashvili, Chair, Legal Affairs Working Group
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
President and Senior Counsel, RULG - Ukrainian Legal Group
Kyiv and Washington, D.C. February, 2008

OCH-ZIFF CAPITAL MANAGEMENT GROUP Institutional Alternative Asset Managers New York, London, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Bangalore & Beijing Joins the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
USUBC, Washington, D.C., Friday, February 1, 2008

SENATE RESOLUTION 439--EXPRESSING THE STRONG SUPPORT OF THE SENATE FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION TO ENTER INTO A MEMBERSHIP ACTION PLAN WITH GEORGIA AND UKRAINE
January 31, 2008 U.S. Senate Washington, D.C.

WTO ADVANTAGES FOR UKRAINE
OP-ED: By Morgan Williams, President
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Novynar weekly magazine in Ukrainian
Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, January 31, 2008

UKRAINE: INVESTORS CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC
By Zenon Zawada, Kyiv Post Chief Editor
Kyiv Post, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Jan 31 2008

Hryhoriy Nemyrya met with American investors
Press office of Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine, January 31, 2008

DIPOL CHEMICAL INTERNATIONAL INC. Joins The U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
USUBC, Washington, D.C., January 29, 2008

NATO MEMBERSHIP: IT'S TIME FOR UKRAINE TO GET STARTED
OP-ED: by Steven Pifer, International Herald Tribune (IHT)
Paris, France, Monday, January 28, 2008

ENERGY DEPENDENCY FUELLING INFLATION
Jim Davis, Business Ukraine magazine
Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, January 21, 2008

Nemyria forges breakthrough on WTO accession, Free Trade Agreement
BYuT, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, January 17, 2008

Tymoshenko meets with Senator Lugar
BYuT, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, January 17, 2008

Tymoshenko Delivers on Promises in "Contract with Investors"
BYuT, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, January 17, 2008

Financial Times. Ukraine steps closer to WTO entry
By Alan Beattie in London and Roman Olearchyk in Kiev
Published: January 17 2008

U.S. senator urges broad public discussion of NATO membership in Ukraine
By MARIA DANILOVA
Associated Press Writer
16 January 2008

US SENATOR LUGAR PRAISES UKRAINE'S DEMOCRATIC PROGRESS Comments on VAT tax refunds and OPIC Being Closed for Ukraine
News and commentary from the Ukrainian Observer The Willard Group, Kyiv, Ukraine, Wed
January 16, 2008

SALANS, LLP JANUARY NEWSLETTER: UKRAINE LEGAL MARKET NEWS
Salans, LLP, Kyiv, January 2008
[download pdf in English] [download pdf in Ukrainian]

Baker & McKenzie Joins USUBC
USUBC, Washington, DC
January 14, 2008

AMERICA INVESTS IN UKRAINE
USUBC Business Journal #4
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Friday, January 11, 2008

AMERICA INVESTS IN UKRAINE
USUBC Business Journal #3
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Wednesday, January 9, 2008

MaxWell Biocorporation JOINS USUBC
First New Member for 2008, Member No. 53
USUBC, Washington, DC
January 8, 2008

U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC) MEETS WITH U.S. AMBASSADOR TO UKRAINE WILLIAM TAYLOR, JR.
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC) Washington, DC
Monday, January 7, 2008

ENVIRONMENTAL/ENERGY CONFERENCES IN UKRAINE DURING 2008
Information about four environmental/energy conferences in Ukraine during 2008 from USUBC Board Member Ken Bossong
January 2, 2008

AMERICA INVESTS IN UKRAINE
USUBC Business Journal #2
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Friday, December 28, 2007

UKREXIMBANK DEBUTS NEW YORK OFFICE
News and commentary from the Ukrainian Observer The Willard Group
Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Dec 26, 2007

UKRAINE'S NEW TYMOSHENKO CABINET
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC) Monitoring Service
Complied from a wide variety of news and other sources
Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, December 26, 2007

UKREXIMBANK OPENS REPRESENTATIVE TRADE OFFICE IN NEW YORK CITY
PR-USA News Release, NY, NY
Tues, December 25, 2007

UKRAINE HAS NEW GOVERNMENT
Interfax Ukraine Business Panorama, Kyiv, Ukraine, Mon, Dec 24, 2007

PROFILE OF NEW UKRAINIAN FOREIGN MINISTER VOLODYMYR OHRYZKO
BBC Monitoring research in English 24 Dec 07
BBC Monitoring Service, UK, Thursday, Dec 24, 2007

PROFILE OF NEW UKRAINIAN INTERIOR MINISTER YURIY LUTSENKO
BBC Monitoring research in English 24 Dec 07
BBC Monitoring Service, UK, Monday, December 24, 2007

PROFILE OF NEW UKRAINIAN DEFENCE MINISTER YURIY YEKHANUROV
BBC Monitoring research in English 24 Dec 07
BBC Monitoring Service, UK, Monday, December 24, 2007

WHO IS WHO IN TYMOSHENKO'S GOVERNMENT?
Ukrayinska Pravda, Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, December 23, 2007

BAKER & MCKENZIE LLP ADVISES ON INTERNATIONAL AIM IPO OF LEADING UKRAINIAN PROPERTY DEVELOPER
Baker & McKenzie, London/Kyiv/Amsterdam
Fri, 21 December 2007

SALANS ACTS AS LEGAL ADVISOR TO ANTHOUSA LIMITED ON US$90M LOAN FROM EBRD
Salans, LLP, Kyiv, December 20, 2007

IMF TELLS UKRAINE TO FIGHT INFLATION, DEFICIT
Reuters, London, UK, Thursday, December 13, 2007

HORIZON CAPITAL CLOSES INVESTMENTS IN FINCOMBANK IN MOLDOVA AND MTB IN BELARUS
Horizon Capital, Kyiv, Ukraine
Thursday, December 13, 2007

International Tax and Investment Center (ITIC) Joins the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Member 52
USUBC, Washington, DC
Wednesday, December 12, 2007

PROFILE OF NEW UKRAINIAN PRIME MINISTER YULIYA TYMOSHENKO
BBC Monitoring research in English 11 Dec 07
BBC Monitoring Service, UK, December 11, 2007

U.S. AMB. TAYLOR & US-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC) DISCUSS ISSUES AT MEETING IN KYIV
News and commentary from the Ukrainian Observer Kyiv, Ukraine
Tuesday, December 11, 2007

SHELL: GLOBAL FIRM, LOCAL POTENTIAL
By Fraser Allan, Business Ukraine magazine Kyiv, Ukraine
Monday, December 10, 2007

PROFILE OF NEW UKRAINIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER ARSENIY YATSENYUK
BBC Monitoring research in English 7 Dec 07
BBC Monitoring Service, UK, December 7, 2007

BAKER & MCKENZIE OFFICES ADVISE UKRAINIAN COMPANY KERNEL ON ITS IPO ON THE WARSAW STOCK EXCHANGE
Baker & McKenzie, Kyiv/Warsaw
Thursday, 6 December 2007

STANDARD AND POOR'S: UKREXIMBANK HOLDS LEADERSHIP AS THE MOST TRANSPARENT BANK IN UKRAINE
Ukreximbank, Kyiv, Ukraine
Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Leading equity firm to invest $200m into Volia Cable
by Mark Rachkevych, Kyiv Post Staff Writer
Dec 05 2007

Softline Company Joins the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Member Number 51
USUBC, December 5, 2007

LOCAL EQUITY FIRM, PROVIDENCE EQUITY PARTNERS, BACKS UKRAINE CABLE PROVIDER, VOLIA CABLE
Journal Staff and Wire Reports, Providence Journal Providence, Rhode Island, Tuesday, December 4, 2007

EURASIA FOUNDATION LAUNCHES THE EAST EUROPE FOUNDATION
Eurasia Foundation, Kyiv, Ukraine
Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Providence Equity Partners Invests Over $200 Million in Volia Cable
Business Wire
December 3, 2007

AMERICA INVESTS IN UKRAINE
USUBC Business Journal #1
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Monday, November 5, 2007

UKRAINIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION (UABA) JOINS USUBC, MEMBER NUMBER 50
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council, Washington, DC
November 28, 2007

Moneymakers. FIVE QUESTIONS WITH GENE VAN DYKE. Small company competes on the turf of energy giants
By TOM FOWLER
Nov. 26, 2007, 8:26PM
Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle

CARGILL EYES EXPANSION IN UKRAINE
By Nazar Kudrevsky, Staff Writer, Kyiv Post Kyiv, Ukraine
Wedneday, Nov 21 2007

SIGMABLEYZER ECONOMIST: UKRAINE HAS HIGH CAPABILITY OF ECONOMIC GROWTH, BUT ITS REALIZATION DEMANDS "DESOVIETIZATION" OF ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM
Topical Commentary: By Dmytro Shkurko
Ukrinform, Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, November 16, 2007

UKRAINE 'MOVING TOWARDS' EU MEMBERSHIP
The Parliament.com, Brussels, Belgium
Thursday, November 15, 2007

UKRAINE: ENORMOUS GAS POTENTIAL
Neil Campbell, "What's On" (Guide to Kyiv) magazine Kyiv, Ukraine

Tuesday, November 14, 2007

CISCO ANNOUNCES VENTURE CAPITAL INITIATIVE IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE, '3TS-CISCO GROWTH FUND III' TO SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATIONS START-UPS
Market Wire, USA
Monday, November 12, 2007

UKRAINE: VOLIA TO INTRODUCE DIGITAL TV SERVICE IN LVIV STARTING IN 2008
Ukrainian News Agency, Kyiv, Ukraine
Monday, November 12, 2007

HORIZON CAPITAL TO FORM $300 MILLION INVESTMENT FUND FOR UKRAINE, MOLDOVA AND BELARUS
Interfax Ukraine Business Panorama
Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, November 12, 2007

EURASIA FOUNDATION AND PHILIP MORRIS UKRAINE LAUNCH COMMUNITY CENTERS FOR ELDERLY
Eurasia Foundation, Kyiv office, Ukraine
Monday, November 12, 2007

UKRAINE'S VENTURE CAPITAL FOCUSES ON CONSUMER-ORIENTED SECTORS
INTERVIEW: With Neal Sigda, Partner, SigmaBleyzer By Volodymyr Mashchenko, Kyiv Post Staff Writer Kyiv Post, Kyiv, Ukraine
Thursday, November 07 2007

U.S. AMBASSADOR WILLIAM TAYLOR'S SPEECH AT KYIV INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, KYIV, UKRAINE
Kyiv, Ukraine, November 5, 2007

U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL LAUNCHES ITS NEW WEBSITE WWW.USUBC.ORG WITH NEW LOGO
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C. Monday, November 5, 2007

UKRAINE CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY BULLETIN
New CRS Bulletin: Eurasia Foundation, Telenor, Softline and USAID

U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, November 5, 20007

UKRAINIAN OCTOBER LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Gene M. Burd, Head, Representative Office in Kyiv
Marks Sokolov and Burd, LLC
Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, November 5, 2007

WNISEF BOARD MEETING & BRIEFING HELD IN WASHINGTON
Have raised a follow-on private equity fund of $130 million

U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C. Monday, November 5, 2007

BLACK SEA GIVEN TO WORLD OIL EXTRACTION OUTSIDER
By Oleksiy Doroshenko, for EPravda
Translated to English by Anna Ivanchenko
Ukrayinska Pravda (UP), Kyiv, Ukraine, Fri, Nov 2, 2007

BUNGE TO LAUNCH NEW VEGOIL PLANT IN UKRAINE
Reuters, Kiev, Ukraine, Friday, November 2, 2007

CAPITAL FLIGHT: UKRAINE'S GAS PRICE CONTROLS PUSH U.S. FIRM OUT
By Tammy Lynch, Senior Fellow
Institute for the Study of Conflict, Ideology and Policy, Boston, MA
November 2, 2007

UPS Joins U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
USUBC, November 2, 2007

SOFTLINE WORKS OUT NEW WEB-PORTAL FOR UKRAINE'S STATE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
Ukrainian News Agency, Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, November 2, 2007

BROADBAND ACCESS MARKET UP 77% IN Q3 2007, TO $70M
Ukrtelecom, Volia Cable, Datagroup, SigmaBleyzer
Interfax Ukraine Economic, Thursday, November 1, 2007

GERMAN GROUP SNAPS UP KYIV CHAMPAGNE FACTORY
Maria Aksyonova, Staff Writer, Kyiv Post, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thu, Nov 1, 2007

INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS INSPECTING WESTINGHOUSE FUEL AT UKRAINE'S YUZHNOUKRAINSK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
Interfax Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Oct 31, 2007

VIKTOR YUSHCHENKO: UKRAINE MUST SATISFY HALF OF ITS DEMAND IN HYDROCARBONS THROUGH INTERNAL EXTRACTION
Ukrinform, Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, October 30, 2007

INVESTING IN INDEPENDENCE
Agreement reached with Vanco for Black Sea oil and gas field

Oleksii Savytsky, The Day Weekly Digest #32, The Day, Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, October 30, 2007

AES KYIVOBLENERHO REELECTS STEVEN WALSH AS SUPERVISORY BOARD CHAIRMAN
Ukrainian News Agency, Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, October 26, 2007

NEW UKRAINIAN PARLIAMENT URGED TO PURSUE ENERGY EFFICIENCY/SUSTAINABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT TO PROTECT NATIONAL SECURITY & ACHIEVE ENERGY INDEPENDENCE
Ukrainian-American Environmental Association (UAEA)
Rivne, Ukraine/Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 25, 2007

THE STATE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF UKRAINE
(U.S. office) Joins the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)

USUBC, October 25, 2007

PHILLY LAW FIRM LAUNCHES BRANCH OFFICE IN UKRAINE
By Dariya Orlova, Kyiv Post, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thu, Oct 25 2007

An Atlantic Council taskforce of international experts has appealed to Ukraine's newly elected political leaders to launch a comprehensive fight against rampant political and business corruption
The Atlantic Council of the United States
Washington, DC, Wednesday, October 24, 2007

UKRAINE: AMC PERMITS SIGMABLEYZER FUNDS TO BUY KOSMO CONSUMER GOODS RETAIL CHAIN OF 51 STORES
Interfax Ukraine Economic, Kyiv, Ukraine, Wed, October 24, 2007

ROSNEFT & SHELL PREPARE FOR SIGNING OF NEW AGREEMENT
Kommersant, Kyiv, Ukraine, October 22, 2007

AEROSVIT TO LEASE 3 BOEING, 2 AEROBUS PLANES IN 2008
Ukrainian News Agency, Kyiv, Ukraine, Mon, October 22, 2007

US-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL HOSTS MEETING WITH MINISTER OF ECONOMY ANATOLIY KINAKH IN WASHINGTON
State Export-Import Bank Rep Office in NYC to Join Business Council

U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, DC, Monday, October 22, 2007

AMCU AUTHORIZES CYPRUS' WJ HOLDING TO ACQUIRE OVER 50% IN POLI-GRAIN AND KHLIB ZHYTOMYRSCHYNY
Viktoria Miroshnychenko, Ukrainian News Agency
Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, October 22, 2007

INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMITTEE OF PHILADELPHIA BAR ASSOCIATION TO HOLD OPEN MEETING ON UKRAINE NOV 1
Gene M. Burd, Esq., Marks Sokolov and Burd, LLC.
Managing Director of Kyiv Office
Co-Chair Philadelphia Bar International Law Committee
Philadelphia, PA, Monday, October 22, 2007

UKRAINE STRIKES DEAL WITH VANCO INTERNATIONAL
Press office of President Victor Yushchenko
Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, October 19, 2007

VANCO INTERNATIONAL SIGNS UKRAINE'S FIRST DEEPWATER BLACK SEA AGREEMENT
Business Wire
Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, October 19, 2007

UKRAINIAN CABINET AND VANCO SIGN AGREEMENT ON DEVELOPMENT OF BLACK SEA SEA'S TRANS-KERCH SEGMENT
Ukrainian News Agency, Kyiv, Ukraine, Kyiv, October 19, 2007

UKRAINE GETS 65%, VANCO INTERNATIONAL 35% OF BLACK SEA SHELF'S TRANS-KERCH SEGMENT PRODUCTS
Ukrainian News Agency, Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, October 19, 2007

Morgan Williams, President, USUBC, Moderates a Panel at the Ukraine: Quest For Mature Nation Conferense
October 16, 2007

UKREXIMBANK TO SUPPORT UKRAINIAN EXPORTERS IN U.S.
Interfax Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, October 15, 2007

U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC) MEETS OPIC OFFICIALS REGARDING OUTSTANDING ISSUE WITH UKRAINE
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Monday, October 15, 2007

CHARLES H. CAMP, ATTORNEY, LAW OFFICES OF CHARLES H. CAMP, JOINS THE U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Monday, October 15, 2007

Ukrainian Federation of America (UFA) Joins the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
October 15, 2007

VANCO: HOUSTON INDEPENDENT STAGES ENTRANCE INTO UKRAINE WATERS
Ford Gunter, Houston Business Journal Houston, Texas
Friday, October 12, 2007

U.S. CO. VANCO WINS UKRAINE GOV'T FAVOR FOR OIL DEAL
John Marone, Staff Writer, Kyiv Post, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Oct 11, 2007

UKRAINE: ALICO AIG LIFE INS CO AND OTP BANK INTRODUCE DEPOSITS WITH FUNDED INSURANCE OF CHILDREN'S LIVES
Pavlo Kharlamov, Ukrainain News Agency, Kyiv, Ukraine, October 7, 2007

EURASIA FOUNDATION AND OSCE INVEST IN SIX NEW RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN UKRAINE
Eurasia Foundation, Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, September 28, 2007

DNIPROAVIA PLANS TO BUY TWO EMBRAER-145 AND TWO BOEING-737-500 AIRCRAFTS BY 2008
Ukrainian News Agency, Kyiv, Ukraine, September 27, 2007

MEMBER NEWS: Kraft Foods Ukraine; Westinghouse; Boeing; AIG; Cargill; Cisco; WJ Holding;
SigmaBleyzer, Wednesday, September 26, 2007

FIVE U.S. CITIZENS RECEIVE THEIR PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS IN NEW YORK FROM UKRAINE'S FOREIGN MINISTER YATSENYUK Vasyl Losten, Antonij Shcherba, Morgan Williams, Oksana Lykhovyd and Virlyana Tkach for their dedicated service to Ukraine.
Action Ukraine Monitoring Service, New York, NY, Wednesday, Sep 26, 2007

UKRAINE ELECTION UPDATE
The PBN (USUBC Member), September 26, 2007

UKRAINIAN CARGO AIRWAYS (UCA) NEGOTIATES
PURCHASE OF TWO CARGO PLANES FROM BOEING

Interfax - Ukraine Business, Kyiv, Ukraine, September 25, 2007

"Tymoshenko Signs The Contract With Investors"
Marks Sokolov & Burd, LLC, Tuesday, September 25, 2007

CONVENTION GALA OF THE UKRAINIAN-AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
Speech by Robert McConnell

Washington, D.C.
September 22, 2007

CONGRATULATIONS TO USUBC MEMBER HOLTEC INT Holtec signs $200 million contract in Ukraine for construction of a spent nuclear fuel storage facility at Chornobyl
USUBC, Washington, D.C., Friday, September 21, 2007

CHADBOURNE & PARKE ADDS TWO PARTNERS IN KYIV
PR Newswire, New York, NY, Tuesday, Sep 18, 2007

WPP GROUP ACQUIRES 49.9 PERCENT OF THE PBN COMPANY
By Nazar Kudrevsky, Kyiv Post, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Sep 13 2007

UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VICTOR YUSHCHENKO PRESENTS STATE AWARDS TO USUBC PRESIDENT MORGAN WILLIAMS AND TO USUF PRESIDENT NADIA MCCONNELL
USUBC, September 12, 2007

NEW BOOK: "How Capitalism Was Built: The Transformation of Central & Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia"
by Anders Aslund, Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, Washington, and a Senior Advisor to the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Setember 11, 2007

Ukrainian Development Company, L.L.C. (UDC) Joins the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
September 10, 2007

DIRECT FOREIGN INVESTMENT (FDI) IN UKRAINE
September 9, 2007

Ukrainian-American Environmental Association (UAEA) Joins the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
by USUBC
September 5, 2007

U.S.-UKRAINE FOUNDATION (USUF) Joins The U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
by USUBC
August 27, 2007

U.S. AMBASSADOR TO UKRAINE, WILLIAM TAYLOR, MEETS WITH THE U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL IN WASHINGTON
By Morgan Williams, SigmaBleyzer
President, U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC) Washington, D.C.
Thursday, August 23, 2007

KRAFT FOODS UKRAINE TO OPEN REPRESENTATION OFFICE IN BELARUS THIS YEAR
Interfax-Ukraine Business, Kyiv, Ukraine, August 22, 2007

Boeing Projects $70 Billion Market for Russia and the CIS
Boeing.com
MOSCOW, Aug. 22, 2007

CISCO SYSTEMS Joins U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
by USUBC
August 15, 2007

EBRD MAY MAKE EUR22.3M EQUITY INVESTMENT IN OISIW LIMITED TO DEVELOP UKRAINIAN TELECOMS, MEDIA Co-investment vehicle managed by SigmaBleyzer Southeast European Fund IV
Interfax Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, August 14, 2007

SALANS ADVISES FRENCH COMPANY AXA IN ACQUISITION OF MAJORITY STAKE IN THE SHARE CAPITAL OF VESKO
Salans, Kyiv, Ukraine, August 9, 2007

International Environmental Trading Group (IETG) Joins The U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC).
by USUBC
August 3, 2007

All-Boeing Operator AeroSvit Renews Fleet with Next-Generation 737 Order
Boeing.com
SEATTLE, August 2, 2007

R & J TRADING INTERNATIONAL, INC. JOINS THE U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Tuesday, June 17, 2007

SOLID TEAM LLC JOINS U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC), MEMBER NUMBER 83
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Friday, June 13, 2007

RUSSIAN PIPELINES BACK TO THE FUTURE?
Article by Edward C. Chow, Visiting Scholar. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP), Wash, D.C.. Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, Wash, D.C., Publication of the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service
Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., Winter/Spring 2004