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Tuesday, April 23

The current modernization of Ukraine’s healthcare system is supported by president-elect Zelenskiy’s chief health care advisor, Yevhen Komarovsky. The current modernization of Ukraine’s healthcare system is supported by president-elect Zelenskiy’s chief health care advisor, Yevhen Komarovsky. Brushing aside attacks by some Rada members on acting...

Zelenskiy says he is open to new business opportunities in sectors associated with vice – gambling, marijuana, and prostitution Zelenskiy says he is open to new business opportunities in sectors associated with vice – gambling, marijuana, and prostitution. Ukraine could choose an “abandoned” city “to set up a Las Vegas,” with ...

Timothy Ash writes: Timothy Ash writes: “The scale of Zelenskiy’s victory shows that this was not just about a snazzy media campaign funded by dark shadows in the background. This was a clamor for real change. The popula...

Concorde Capital’s Zenon Zawada writes Concorde Capital’s Zenon Zawada writes: “In order to be successful, Zelenskiy needs to focus on one or two signature issues and accomplish progress with them. He is likely to draw from his main campai...

Dragon Capital writes Dragon Capital writes: “The strong popular mandate Zelensky has secured strengthens his hand against the government and parliament, where he currently does not have much explicit support, and potentia...

Markets reacted calmly Monday to the Zelenskiy landslide. Markets reacted calmly Monday to the Zelenskiy landslide. The official exchange rate, traditionally ‘guided’ by the central bank, increased by 16 kopecks – less than 1% — to 26.66 / 26.69 hryvni...

Nova Poshta, the privately owned delivery company, has successfully placed bonds for UAH 300 million, or $11.2 million, Nova Poshta, the privately owned delivery company, has successfully placed bonds for UAH 300 million, or $11.2 million, Raiffeisen Bank Aval, the underwriter, tells Interfax-Ukraine. Maturing Aug. 14,...

Barcelona-based Glovo starts deliveries this week in Lviv, its fifth Ukrainian city, after Dnipro, Kharkiv, Kyiv, and Odesa. Barcelona-based Glovo starts deliveries this week in Lviv, its fifth Ukrainian city, after Dnipro, Kharkiv, Kyiv, and Odesa. After opening last fall in Ukraine, the delivery service has 5,000 couriers...

With Kyiv restaurants unable to keep up with food orders, Glovo plans to open a ‘remote kitchen’ in August. With Kyiv restaurants unable to keep up with food orders, Glovo plans to open a ‘remote kitchen’ in August. Four ‘non-competing’ restaurant would cook under one roof at a central Kyiv location. “Alrea...

Monday, April 22

Oleksandr Danylyuk Oleksandr Danylyuk, former Finance Minister, presented as an expert in foreign relations, economics, and finance.

Ruslan Ryaboshapka Ruslan Ryaboshapka, a former member of the National Agency for Corruption Prevention, responsible for anti-corruption policy.

Andriy Gerus, Andriy Gerus, director of the Association of Consumers of Energy and Utilities, an NGO that defends utilities consumers, responsible for energy, utilities, and anti-monopoly policy.

Danylo Hetmantsev Danylo Hetmantsev, president of the Association of Tax Advisors, in charge of economics, finances, and taxation.

Viktoria Strakhov, a Viktoria Strakhov, a former member of the National Reform Council and corporate secretary at PrivatBank after it was nationalized, responsible for banking.

Ivan Aparshyn Ivan Aparshyn, defense and security expert. Promised on TV to make defense procurement transparent

Concorde Capital’s Zenon Zawada writes: “ Concorde Capital’s Zenon Zawada writes: “This team includes many people with impressive theoretical expertise, but few people with practical experience. Their success will depend on Zelenskiy’s abilit...

Viktor Medvedchuk, a Ukrainian who often serves as an emissary for Russian President Putin, tells Reuters that Ukraine’s new president could regain control over the separatist east by year’s end, get cheap gas and investments from Russia — if he does a deal with Moscow. Viktor Medvedchuk, a Ukrainian who often serves as an emissary for Russian President Putin, tells Reuters that Ukraine’s new president could regain control over the separatist east by year’s end, get ...

Russia’s new permit system for exports of coal, coke, gasoline, and diesel threatens monthly supplies to Ukraine worth $360 million. Russia’s new permit system for exports of coal, coke, gasoline, and diesel threatens monthly supplies to Ukraine worth $360 million. According to Alfa Bank and the State Statistics Service, Ukraine im...

Two of DTEK’s eight power generating plants run on anthracite coal which no longer is produced in government-controlled areas of Ukraine. Two of DTEK’s eight power generating plants run on anthracite coal which no longer is produced in government-controlled areas of Ukraine. DTEK has planned to entirely fuel these two plans with 2.2 mil...

Metinvest, Ukraine’s largest steelmaker, may face a shortage of coking coal. Metinvest, Ukraine’s largest steelmaker, may face a shortage of coking coal. Concorde Capital calculates that Metinvest’s mines can only cover 57% of the 9.1 million tons of coking coal the company ne...

Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the anti-corruption campaigner, won the presidency by the largest margin in Ukraine’s history, 73% to 25% Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the anti-corruption campaigner, won the presidency by the largest margin in Ukraine’s history, 73% to 25%, according to a consortium of exit polls released Sunday night. Zelenskiy...

Russia’s outright import and export bans will cover $250 million worth of goods a year, estimates Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. But, Ukraine analysts say these Russia’s outright import and export bans will cover $250 million worth of goods a year, estimates Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. But, Ukraine analysts say these items are replaceable, analyst...

Zelenskiy presented his team of experts Thursday night Zelenskiy presented his team of experts Thursday night on “Right to Power” on 1+1, the TV channel owned by his biggest backer, Igor Kolomoisky. Mirroring membership of the Cabinet of Ministers, the ma...

Foreign investment in Ukraine’s hryvnia treasury bonds rose by 20% last week, hitting a total dollar equivalent of $1.1 billion. Foreign investment in Ukraine’s hryvnia treasury bonds rose by 20% last week, hitting a total dollar equivalent of $1.1 billion. Attracted by high-interest rates and not put off by the presidential el...

Ruslan Stefanchuk, Ruslan Stefanchuk, intellectual property lawyer, responsible for reforming legal institutions and developing legislation.

With Chinese equipment, DTEK inaugurated Europe’s second largest solar power station on Friday in Nikopol With Chinese equipment, DTEK inaugurated Europe’s second largest solar power station on Friday in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region. Costing $243 million, the 200 MW capacity plant is second only in Euro...

Ivan Bakanov, Ivan Bakanov, CEO of Zelenskiy’s entertainment company Kvartal 95 and legal founder of Zelenskiy’s party, Servant of the People, responsible for relations with the Rada.

After opening a 10.5 MW plant last year in Nikopol, After opening a 10.5 MW plant last year in Nikopol, Canadian renewable energy company TIU has its second Ukraine plant, in Mykolaiv region, on Thursday. With an investment of about €11 million, the pl...

Dmytro Razumkov Dmytro Razumkov, political consultant and managing director of Politconsulting Group, responsible for domestic policy.

Delay of delivery of three Boeing 737 MAX passenger jets is prompting UIA to cancel its Kyiv-Vinnytsia flight and to cut frequencies on its flights Delay of delivery of three Boeing 737 MAX passenger jets is prompting UIA to cancel its Kyiv-Vinnytsia flight and to cut frequencies on its flights from Kyiv Boryspil to Amman, Ankara, Athens, Baku, G...

Friday, April 19

Ukraine relied on Russia for 70% of its coal imports last year, paying $1.7 billion last year for 15 million tons. Ukraine relied on Russia for 70% of its coal imports last year, paying $1.7 billion last year for 15 million tons. Supplies to Ukraine increased by 29% last year, reports Russia’s Energy Ministry. For...

“Ukraine will be able to quickly replace the shortage of petroleum products “Ukraine will be able to quickly replace the shortage of petroleum products, which will arise in connection with the Russian ban on their import into the country,” predicts Sergey Kuyun, directo...

Ukraine’s central bank will appeal a surprise court decision ruling that the 2016 nationalization of Ukraine’s largest bank, PrivateBank, was illegal. Ukraine’s central bank will appeal a surprise court decision ruling that the 2016 nationalization of Ukraine’s largest bank, PrivateBank, was illegal. Last September, the same Kyiv District Administra...

“I won – I won the lawsuit,” Ihor Kolomoisky, the main shareholder of PrivatBank, told Reuters on learning of the court decision. “I won – I won the lawsuit,” Ihor Kolomoisky, the main shareholder of PrivatBank, told Reuters on learning of the court decision. In a separate court case, at Kyiv’s Commercial Court, Kolomoisky...

Markets and international observers reacted negatively to the court ruling. Markets and international observers reacted negatively to the court ruling. Ukraine’s dollar-denominated bonds fell Thursday, according to Refinitiv. The US Embassy in Kyiv immediately posted a statem...

From London, Timothy Ash writes: “ From London, Timothy Ash writes: “The IMF et al will simply not tolerate any scenario where PrivatBank ends up back in the hands of former owners unless they stump up the $5bn+ which the state used to...

PrivatBank is expected to be a hot topic in tonight’s presidential debate, the only face to face encounter of the runoff campaign PrivatBank is expected to be a hot topic in tonight’s presidential debate, the only face to face encounter of the runoff campaign. In advance, President Poroshenko stressed his opponent’s ties to Kolo...

On Thursday, the last day for publishing polls, Zelenskiy gets 73% of support among decided voters, On Thursday, the last day for publishing polls, Zelenskiy gets 73% of support among decided voters, compared to 27% for Poroshenko. Almost half of the 3,000 voters polled by Rating Sociological Group ...

“ “Comedian as President Raises Serious Questions for Ukraine” headlines a Bloomberg report. “Actual policies were all but absent during his campaign…what he would do as president remains hazy,” w...

American American Bunge Ltd and Spain’s Dacsa are investing $14 million to build Ukraine’s largest corn processing complex in Vinnytsia region. When completed next year, the plant is to export 80% of productio...

With freight trains backing up at the Belarus-Poland border, China plans to start in June a second container route through Ukraine to Europe, With freight trains backing up at the Belarus-Poland border, China plans to start in June a second container route through Ukraine to Europe, CTS reports, citing Rakhmetolla Kudaibergenov, secretary g...

In a warning shot to Ukraine’s voters and to Ukraine’s next president, Russia is banning exports to Ukraine of oil, coal, gasoline, and diesel, effective June 1, two days before inauguration day. In a warning shot to Ukraine’s voters and to Ukraine’s next president, Russia is banning exports to Ukraine of oil, coal, gasoline, and diesel, effective June 1, two days before inauguration day. As a...

Thursday, April 18

“Zelenskiy could be a good news story,” writes Tim Ash, who has been following Ukrainian politics since Independence. “Zelenskiy could be a good news story,” writes Tim Ash, who has been following Ukrainian politics since Independence. Noting that the frontrunner in all polls prior to Sunday’s election “is pro-Wester...

Tempering his optimism, Ash cautions that Zelenskiy’s financial backer, Ihor Kolomoisky is “the biggest concern for investors and I think Western diplomats in regard to Zelenskiy.” Tempering his optimism, Ash cautions that Zelenskiy’s financial backer, Ihor Kolomoisky is “the biggest concern for investors and I think Western diplomats in regard to Zelenskiy.” Ash, a senior sover...

Oleh Dubyna, a senior energy official under successive governments in the 2000s, has emerged as a key economic advisor to Zelenskiy, Oleh Dubyna, a senior energy official under successive governments in the 2000s, has emerged as a key economic advisor to Zelenskiy, reports RFE/RL. Last week, Signal Group, a Washington lobbying firm...

With Sunday’s vote looming, With Sunday’s vote looming, Zelenskiy assiduously ducks the press, delegating to advisors the task of explaining future policies, 21 Ukrainian news outlets complain in an open letter. “Our reade...

Zelenskiy’s team is sending crossed signals on the future of the National Bank of Ukraine. Zelenskiy’s team is sending crossed signals on the future of the National Bank of Ukraine. Dmytro Razumkov, a campaign spokesman, called last week for an audit of the central bank, a move that could s...

Serhiy Fursa, an investment banker at Dragon Capital, warns against tinkering with the bank, Serhiy Fursa, an investment banker at Dragon Capital, warns against tinkering with the bank, writing in Novoye Vremya news site: “The NBU is the loudest example of the success of reforms in Ukraine, a...

Tomorrow night’s presidential debate should draw 60,000 people to Kyiv’s Tomorrow night’s presidential debate should draw 60,000 people to Kyiv’s Olimpiyskiy Stadium, about 85% of capacity, predicts the Interior Ministry. The Zelenskiy campaign reports that within 30 minut...

More than half — 51.3% — of respondents to a nationwide poll say Friday’s debate is not important for them to select a candidate More than half — 51.3% — of respondents to a nationwide poll say Friday’s debate is not important for them to select a candidate, reports the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology. Ask...