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Wednesday, February 24

High speed rail

High speed rail High speed rail: China, Italy, South Korea and Turkey are interested in building a fast train network across Ukraine. “The only tool for building high-speed train networks is a concession – to r...

EU rail gauge

EU rail gauge EU rail gauge: Preliminary work on restoring a 20 km section of EU narrow track to connect Uzhhorod with Chop, the Ukrainian border town with rail ties to Hungary and Slovakia. By rebuilding this Haps...

Electrification:

Electrification: Electrification: The European Investment Bank has promised to finance the electrification of tracks to Lysychansk and Severnodonetsk, Kava said. This would almost cut in half – to eight hours — ...

River locks

River locks River locks: The European Investment Bank and the Infrastructure Ministry are preparing an agreement to rebuild the locks on the six dams of the Dnipro cascade. “This year is a preparatory year for us...

The Finance Ministry depressed yields on five out of six bonds sold yesterday at auction

The Finance Ministry depressed yields on five out of six bonds sold yesterday at auction The Finance Ministry depressed yields on five out of six bonds sold yesterday at auction, the Ministry reports on Facebook. For the hryvnia bonds, yields ranged from 9.2% for 3-month bonds to 12.05% f...

“Given still light positioning, there is a potential for ongoing massive foreign inflows into UAH bonds,”

“Given still light positioning, there is a potential for ongoing massive foreign inflows into UAH bonds,” “Given still light positioning, there is a potential for ongoing massive foreign inflows into UAH bonds,” ICU predicted yesterday in a 20-page report on the government hryvnia bond market, “UAH bonds ...

The Prosecutor General’s Office yesterday charged Oleksandr Dubilet, former CEO of PrivatBank, with forgery and embezzlement of the equivalent of $5 million

The Prosecutor General’s Office yesterday charged Oleksandr Dubilet, former CEO of PrivatBank, with forgery and embezzlement of the equivalent of $5 million The Prosecutor General’s Office yesterday charged Oleksandr Dubilet, former CEO of PrivatBank, with forgery and embezzlement of the equivalent of $5 million on the day before the bank was declared ins...

In the embezzlement case, prosecutors charged two other former executives of PrivatBank.

In the embezzlement case, prosecutors charged two other former executives of PrivatBank. In the embezzlement case, prosecutors charged two other former executives of PrivatBank. After it was declared insolvent, the bank was bailed out with $5 billion in public money. One of the former exe...

Kolomoisky and his business partner Gennadiy Bogolyubov were not charged in the embezzlement case.

Kolomoisky and his business partner Gennadiy Bogolyubov were not charged in the embezzlement case. Kolomoisky and his business partner Gennadiy Bogolyubov were not charged in the embezzlement case. But they are under investigation in the United States for allegedly laundering money from Ukraine to ...

PrivatBank, Ukraine’s largest and most profitable bank, is moving aggressively into the cashless economy.

PrivatBank, Ukraine’s largest and most profitable bank, is moving aggressively into the cashless economy. PrivatBank, Ukraine’s largest and most profitable bank, is moving aggressively into the cashless economy. Last month, despite almost three weeks of lockdown, Ukrainians made 137 million cashless payme...

With the support of a €200 million soft loan from the European Investment Bank, 29 cities across Ukraine will receive almost 1,000 mass transit vehicles

With the support of a €200 million soft loan from the European Investment Bank, 29 cities across Ukraine will receive almost 1,000 mass transit vehicles With the support of a €200 million soft loan from the European Investment Bank, 29 cities across Ukraine will receive almost 1,000 mass transit vehicles – buses, trolley buses and trams, Infrastructur...

The EBRD will loan Kyiv €50 million to buy new subway cars

The EBRD will loan Kyiv €50 million to buy new subway cars The EBRD will loan Kyiv €50 million to buy new subway cars, Mark Magaletsky, deputy head of the bank’s Ukraine office, said yesterday. Mayor Klitschko said the City Council has voted to provide local ...

More than a shopping list, the Forum provided a to do list for infrastructure projects committed for this year.

More than a shopping list, the Forum provided a to do list for infrastructure projects committed for this year. More than a shopping list, the Forum provided a to do list for infrastructure projects committed for this year. Here are highlights. Roads will follow tomorrow.

Railroad stations

Railroad stations Railroad stations concessions to private operators. First in line are: Kyiv-Passenger and Vinnytsia. Next in line are: Dnipro-Main, Kharkiv-Passenger, Mykolaiv, Chop and Khmelnitsky. Minister Krikliy ...

Seaport concessions:

Seaport concessions: Seaport concessions: Chornomorsk ferry, Chornomorsk container; Odesa passenger; Berdyansk, Izmail and Mariupol. Last year’s concessions to private foreign investors of parts of Kherson and Olvia, in M...

Ski resorts:

Ski resorts: Ski resorts: Construction starts this year on two resorts in the Carpathians – Borzhava in Zakarpattia, and Slavske in Lviv. Austrian investors interested in Borzhava.

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