News Archive (Jan 5, 2009 – Feb 18, 2010)

February 26, 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

UKRAINE: POST ELECTION EVENTS IN WASH, D.C.
Four Meetings In February: 10th, 11th, 18th & 22nd
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council, Wash, D.C., Thu, Feb 11, 2010

PROPOSALS FOR UKRAINE: 2010 – TIME FOR REFORMS
A Reform Program for a New President of Ukraine
Independent International Experts Commission
Anders Aslund and Oleksandr Paskhaver, Co-Chairman
Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, February 10, 2010

UKRAINIAN PRESIDENCY – POST-ELECTION REVIEW
The Washington Group (TWG) Leadership Conference, Feb 13, 2010
Andrew Bihun, President, The Washington Group
The Washington Group (TWG)
Washington, D.C., Wed, Feb, 10, 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

SECOND “FLUENT IN OPIC” WORKSHOP & RECEPTION
Wednesday, February 10, 2010, Kyiv, Ukraine, Register Today!
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, January 22, 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)
Washington, D.C. Friday, January 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)
Tuesday, January 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

ACTION UKRAINE REPORT (AUR), Number 945
Amb Tefft on U.S.-Ukraine Relations
Twenty News Articles
WASHINGTON, D.C., WEDNESDAY, 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), Wash, D.C., Mon, Jan 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

ACTION UKRAINE REPORT (AUR), Number 944
Eighteen Articles: 2010, OPIC, IMF, End of a Decade
WASHINGTON, D.C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 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
Thursday, December 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)
Washington, D.C., Thursday, December 17, 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 & 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

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
Washington, D.C., Wed, December 9, 2009

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

USUBC ANNUAL MEETING NOTIFICATION, DEC 17
Luncheon: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Petro Poroshenko
Working session: U.S. Embassy Economic Team in Kyiv

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

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

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS – ELEVEN ARTICLES
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Wed, November 11, 2009

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

U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL URGES PRESIDENT YUSHCHENKO TO VETO NEW LAW INTRODUCING MORATORIUM ON INCREASE OF PRICES OF MEDICINE
Joins with European Business Association (EBA) & Pharmaceutical Industry Associations
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Thursday, November 5, 2009
(Ten articles)

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)
Washington, 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)
Washington, D.C., Tuesday, November 3, 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

NEWSLETTER/FIRST ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF UKRAINE
Economic Development Forum – Ukraine
Washington, D.C., Wednesday, October 28, 2009

UKRAINEєMACROECONOMIC SITUATION – OCT 2009
Analytical Report: by Olga Pogarska, Edilberto L. Segura
SigmaBleyzer Emerging Markets Private Equity Investment Group
The Bleyzer Foundation, Kyiv, Ukraine, October, 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
Washington, D.C., Wed, Oct 28, 2009

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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

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

1st Annual International Forum on the Economic Development of Ukraine “The Impact of the Global Liquidity Crisis on Ukraine and the Road to Economic Recovery”
FORUM , AGENDA AND DIRECTIONS
Featuring: Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister Nemyria, Minister of Economy Danylyshyn
Thursday, October 15, 2009, Knight Conference Center, Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C.

YOU ARE INVITED TO REGISTER TODAY:
If you have not registered yet please do so immediately.

FOR THE 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 in Kyiv, VPM Nemyria & Minister of Economy Danylyshyn in Wash, DC
Newseum, Thursday, October 15, 2009, Wash, D.C., Latest info found below, registrations still being accepted.
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C., Tue, Oct 13, 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

MINISTER OF ECONOMY OF UKRAINE PRESENTS AWARDS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO UKRAINE
Awards given to Andriy Bihun, Zenia Chernyk, Andriy Futey, Morgan Williams
Speech by Ukrainian Minister of Economy Bohdan Danylyshyn
Embassy of Ukraine to the USA, Wash, DC, Wed, Oct 14, 2009

THE 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 in Kyiv, VPM Nemyria & Minister of Economy Danylyshyn in Wash, DC
Newseum, Thursday, October 15, 2009, Washington, D.C., Send in your registration today to attend the Forum.
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C., Wed, Oct 6, 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

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 VIKTOR YUSHCHENKO MEETS U.S. BUSINESSMEN IN NEW YORK CITY
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

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

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

PIPELINE 101: ALIGNMENT OF INTERESTS
By Edward Chow, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Pipeline Politics in Eurasia and Its Implications for International Security Washington Workship:The Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University, U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC) Washington, D.C., Thursday, September 3, 2009

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS – TEN ARTICLES
UKRAINE HOPES TO DRAW $2 BILLION FOR GAS SECTOR MODERNIZATION
Ukrainian News-on-line, Ukrainian News Agency, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thu, September 3, 2009

UKRAINIAN ECONOMIC OUTLOOK 2H2009
The Road to Recovery?

Phoenix Capital, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thu, August 27, 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 BUSINESS NEWS – NINE ARTICLES
UKRAINE MUST REFORM TO TAP EU ENERGY AID
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Wash, D.C., Fri, Aug 28, 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
Mr. Morgan Williams, Publisher and Editor, SigmaBleyzer Emerging Markets Private Equity Investment Group, www.SigmaBleyzer.com WASHINGTON, D.C., Mon, August 24, 2009

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

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

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

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 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

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

U.S. VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN MAKES A STRONG AND CLEAR COMMITMENT TO UKRAINE FROM THE UNITED STATES
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 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: OPTIONS AS TAX PLANNING INSTRUMENTS/
MEDICINE, METALLURGY & TRADE

Vasil Kisil & Partners, Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, 20 July, 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, page 8
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

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,

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 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

TOP 10 WEAPON SYSTEMS MADE IN UKRAINE Military think-tank makes up top weaponry and military hardware list
Centre for Army, Conversion and Disarmament Studies Narodna Armiya, Kiev, Ukraine, in Ukrainian 10 Jul 09; p 4 BBC Monitoring Service, UK, in English, July 10, 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 & RUSSIA: HISTORIC BATTLE LINES
Ukraine & Russia, Historic Battle Lines, The Wall Street Journal; Pres Obama in Moscow: Prospects for Ukraine and the Region
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Wash, D.C., Thur, Jul 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?
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

U.S. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA GOES TO MOSCOW: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE BALTIC-BLACK-CASPIAN REGION
Featuring David Kramer, Damon Wilson,
Melana Zyla Vickers
Inaugural Webcast Presentation bythe AHA! Network
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Wash, D.C., Mon, June 15, 2009

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

OP-ED: By Ceyla Pazarbazioglu, IMF Mission Chief to Ukraine and Assistant Director, European Department, IMF and Martin Raiser, Director for Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova, WB
Washington, D.C., Tuesday, June 2, 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

THE KEY TO KIEV
Ukraine’s Security Means Europe’s Stability
Analysis & Commentary: by Adrian Karatnycky and Alexander J. Motyl
“Foreign Affairs” journal
Vol 88, No. 3, May/June 2009, Pg 106-120
Published by the Council on Foreign Relations, NY

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 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 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 MACROECONOMIC SITUATION – APR 2009
Report: by Olga Pogarska, Edilberto L. Segura
SigmaBleyzer Emerging Markets Private Equity Investment Group, The Bleyzer Foundation
Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, April 29, 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

AGRICULTURE IN UKRAINE
By John Shmorhun, President, AgroWorks, LLC
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC) Meeting
Washington, D.C., Wednesday, April 29, 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

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

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

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

UKRAINE DEALING WITH THE FINANCIAL CRISIS
By Dr. Edilberto Segura, Partner & Chief Economist
SigmaBleyzer/The Bleyzer Foundation
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine
Wednesday, March 25th, 4:15 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Conference Room, SigmaBleyzer Office, Mandarin Plaza, 4A Baseyna Street, 8th Floor, Kyiv, Ukraine

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

“ENGAGING UKRAINE IN 2009”
New Policy Paper by Andres Aslund, Jonathan Elkind and Steven Pifer
From The Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C.
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council, Wash, D.C., March 17, 2009

UKRAINE MACROECONOMIC SITUATION, MARCH 2009
Analytical Report: By Olga Pogarska, Edilberto L. Segura
SigmaBleyzer Emerging Markets Private Equity Investment Group, The Bleyzer Foundation
Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 17, 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

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

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS: FIVE ARTICLES
World Must Act to Support Ukraine; European Solidarity Needed; No Default; Renew Trust; No Grand Bargain With Russia Please
U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., March 13, 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

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

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

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS – SIX ARTICLES
IMF’s Major Statement; Leaders Pledge Action; Coca-Cola Invests; RBS; S&P Downgrades Ukraine to CCC+
U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., March 1, 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

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 12, 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

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 LEGAL NEWS #1
Foreign Investment Import Duty Exemption; Wizz Air; IPIC; Legal Guide; Madoff Fraud; Anti-Crisis Law; EBRD; Employment Law; Tax Changes; WTO
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C.Tuesday, February 10, 2009

“DISCOVER UKRAINE…THE UNEXPECTED” EXHIBIT AT NYC TRAVEL SHOW
Organized by U.S.-Ukraine Foundation (USUF), co-sponsored by U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), AeroSvit Ukrainian Airlines, and the Embassy of Ukraine in the U.S.
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Fri, Feb 6, 2009

UKRAINE INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES (UIA) JOINS THE
U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC), MEMBER 102

UIA offers more direct flights from Ukraine to Europe than any other airline
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Washington, D.C., Tuesday, February 3, 2009

ZURICH JOINS THE U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)
One of the world’s largest providers of political risk and trade credit insurance, USUBC member 101
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Washington, D.C., Monday, February 2, 2009

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS – FOUR ARTICLES
Economic-Political ‘Abyss’; RSB Economic Report; Russian Crime & Gas; Ukrainian Insecurity Post-Georgia
USUBC, Washington, D.C., January 28, 2009

ELECTRONIC LIBRARY OF UKRAINE PROGRAM LAUNCHED IN UKRAINE
Access to Digital Information Through University Knowledge Centers, USAID Support, Project Started in Chicago Electronic Library of Ukraine (ELibUkr)
Kyiv, Ukraine, Mon, Jan 26, 2009

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS – ELEVEN ARTICLES
Gas Dispute; Bad Faith;Tax News From DLA Piper & Salans; Magisters in London; SoftServe; Chadbourne & Parke; Ernst & Young; National Bank
USUBC, Washington, D.C., January 24, 2009

UKRAINE MACROECONOMIC SITUATION, JAN 2009
Analytical Report: By Olga Pogarska, Edilberto L. Segura. SigmaBleyzer Emerging Markets Private Equity Investment Group, The Bleyzer Foundation, Kyiv, Ukraine
Thursday, January 22, 2009

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS: SEVEN ARTICLES
Ukraine Business News: Playing Chicken With Kyiv; Putin’s Latest Power Play & A Lesson for Barack Obama; From Heroic to Farcical; Political Chaos
Washington, D.C.
Monday, January 7, 2008

TRANSITION PAPER FOR OBAMA ADMINISTRATION FROM
THE U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)

Send USUBC your recommendations by COB on
Friday, January 16th, 2009.

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS
Russia-Ukraine Battle Over Gas

Washington, D.C.
Monday, January 5, 2009.

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

U.S. UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL ANNUAL MEETING
Wed, Dec 17, 2008, Wash, D.C.
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
The annual meeting of the members of the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC) will be held in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, December 17th, 2008 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

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 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

WHERE EAST MEETS WEST: EUROPEAN GAS AND UKRAINIAN REALITY
By Edward Chow and Jonathan Elkind
The Washington Quarterly, pp. 77 – 93
Journal of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Washington, D.C., January, 2009

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

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

IMF APPROVES $16.5 BILLION LOAN
News Release: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Washington, D.C.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008

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

‘UKRAINE FINANCIAL & ECONOMIC SITUATION’ BRIEFING BY DR. EDILBERTO SEGURA, CHIEF ECONOMIST, SIGMABLEYZER
Senior Advisor to the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC). 3:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, October 28, 2008. USUBC Office, 1701 K. Street, Suite 903, Washington, D.C. RSVP REQUIRED

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

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

UKRAINE WOBBLES AS THE FINANCIAL GROUND BENEATH IT TREMBLES
Ukraine’s economy is in trouble, there is no doubt about it.

by Edward Hugh, Macroeconomist, Barcelona, Spain
Global Economy Matters, Sun, Oct 12, 2008

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

UKRAINE: MAJOR FEATURES OF THE NEW LAW ON JOINT STOCK COMPANIES
ANALYSIS: By Armen Khachaturya, Partner, Asters and Asters law firm legal team, Kyiv, Ukraine
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Wednesday, September 24, 2008

UKRAINE ADOPTS LAW ON JOINT STOCK COMPANIES, MAJOR STEP FORWARD
Hard to overestimate the relevance and importance of this piece of legislation, sends positive signal
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council
Tuesday, September 23, 2008

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

EXPANDING TRADE AND TRAVEL BETWEEN U.S. AND UKRAINE
Ukraine’s Civil Aviation Safety Assessment
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Tuesday, September 9, 2008

AEROSVIT AIRLINES SUFFERS RAIDER ATTACK
By Jim Davis, BusinessUkraine magazine
Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, September 8, 2008

AEROSVIT REQUESTS HELP TO PROTECT AGAINST ILLEGAL ATTACKS
Issues letter asking for protection of airline and its employees from illegal interference into the company’s activity
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Tuesday, September 9, 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

BUSINESS & INVESTOR COMMUNITY CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPACT ON UKRAINE OF CONFLICT IN GEORGIA
USUBC BUSINESS JOURNAL #7
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Friday, August 15, 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.
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Friday, August 8, 2008

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

OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION
(OPIC) STILL CLOSED FOR UKRAINE
Settle the claim now and open OPIC for Ukraine

U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Friday, July 25, 2008

EXPRESS MAIL DISASTER IN UKRAINE
Three articles about the crisis for business deliveries

Compiled from information provided by major express package shippers
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Thursday, July 17, 2008

STATEMENT BY U.S. AMBASSADOR TAYLOR ON VANCO CASE
Public Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy
Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 21, 2008
NOTE: VANCO ENERGY COMPANY is a member of the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC). USUBC strongly supports the statement about the Vanco case made by U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor

BUSINESS DRIVES UKRAINE’S
EURO-ATLANTIC INTEGRATION
Private sector moves Ukraine forward

By Morgan Williams
“Welcome to Ukraine” magazine
Kyiv, Ukraine, 2 (44)
May 2008, p. 48-51

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.

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

“UKRAINE’S IT INDUSTRY MOVING FORWARD”
USUBC IT Workshop
Wednesday, April 16th, 3 p.m.-5:30 p.m. (EST)
Capital Hilton Hotel, California Room, 2nd Floor
1001 16th Street, Washington, D.C.
This event is available to watch online.
Click here to register/login and watch.

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

UKRAINE: TRADE SUMMARY
WTO, Import Policies, Standards, Procurement, Export Barriers, Intellectural Property Rights, Services Barriers, Investment Barriers, Electronic Commerce
National Trade Estimate Report – Ukraine
Office of United States Trade Representative (USTR)
Washington, D.C., Friday, March 28, 2008

TRADE AND INVESTMENT COOPERATION AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF UKRAINE & THE
GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Establishes Ukraine-United States Council on Trade and Investment
Washington, D.C. Friday, March 28, 2008
Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, April 1, 2008

PRIME MINISTER’S COUNCIL OF INVESTORS (COI)
COI Membership, Regimen, Work Bodies, Schedule Key Organization Documents, February 25, 2008 Translated from Ukrainian to English by USUBC


“Investors Council A Progressive Step”
OP-ED: E. Morgan Williams
Kyiv Post, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 6, 2008

“Ukraine’s Economic Convergence with Europe”
[power point presentation file]

Presentation By Anders Aslund, Senior Fellow Peterson Institute for International Economics Senior Adviser, U.S.-Ukraine Business Council
Adam Smith Institute, Ukrainian Investment Summit
London, United Kingdom
March 10, 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) “Ukraine’s Outstanding OPIC Debt:
A Barrier to Foreign Investment”
By Jim Davis, Business Ukraine magazine
Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, February 11, 2008

UKRAINIAN ECONOMIC OUTLOOK 2H2009
The Road to Recovery?

Phoenix Capital, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thu, August 27, 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 BUSINESS NEWS – NINE ARTICLES
UKRAINE MUST REFORM TO TAP EU ENERGY AID
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Wash, D.C., Fri, Aug 28, 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
Mr. Morgan Williams, Publisher and Editor, SigmaBleyzer Emerging Markets Private Equity Investment Group, www.SigmaBleyzer.com WASHINGTON, D.C., Mon, August 24, 2009

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

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

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

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 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.

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

U.S. VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN MAKES A STRONG AND CLEAR COMMITMENT TO UKRAINE FROM THE UNITED STATES
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 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: OPTIONS AS TAX PLANNING INSTRUMENTS/
MEDICINE, METALLURGY & TRADE

Vasil Kisil & Partners, Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, 20 July, 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, page 8
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

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 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

TOP 10 WEAPON SYSTEMS MADE IN UKRAINE Military think-tank makes up top weaponry and military hardware list
Centre for Army, Conversion and Disarmament Studies Narodna Armiya, Kiev, Ukraine, in Ukrainian 10 Jul 09; p 4 BBC Monitoring Service, UK, in English, July 10, 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 & RUSSIA: HISTORIC BATTLE LINES
Ukraine & Russia, Historic Battle Lines, The Wall Street Journal; Pres Obama in Moscow: Prospects for Ukraine and the Region
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Wash, D.C., Thur, Jul 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?
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

U.S. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA GOES TO MOSCOW: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE BALTIC-BLACK-CASPIAN REGION
Featuring David Kramer, Damon Wilson,
Melana Zyla Vickers
Inaugural Webcast Presentation bythe AHA! Network
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Wash, D.C., Mon, June 15, 2009

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

OP-ED: By Ceyla Pazarbazioglu, IMF Mission Chief to Ukraine and Assistant Director, European Department, IMF and Martin Raiser, Director for Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova, WB
Washington, D.C., Tuesday, June 2, 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

THE KEY TO KIEV
Ukraine’s Security Means Europe’s Stability
Analysis & Commentary: by Adrian Karatnycky and Alexander J. Motyl
“Foreign Affairs” journal
Vol 88, No. 3, May/June 2009, Pg 106-120
Published by the Council on Foreign Relations, NY

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 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 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 MACROECONOMIC SITUATION – APR 2009
Report: by Olga Pogarska, Edilberto L. Segura
SigmaBleyzer Emerging Markets Private Equity Investment Group, The Bleyzer Foundation
Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, April 29, 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

AGRICULTURE IN UKRAINE
By John Shmorhun, President, AgroWorks, LLC
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC) Meeting
Washington, D.C., Wednesday, April 29, 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

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

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

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

UKRAINE DEALING WITH THE FINANCIAL CRISIS
By Dr. Edilberto Segura, Partner & Chief Economist. SigmaBleyzer/The Bleyzer Foundation
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 25th, 4:15 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Conference Room, SigmaBleyzer Office, Mandarin Plaza, 4A Baseyna Street, 8th Floor, Kyiv, Ukraine

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

“ENGAGING UKRAINE IN 2009”
New Policy Paper by Andres Aslund, Jonathan Elkind and Steven Pifer
From The Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C.
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council, Wash, D.C., March 17, 2009

UKRAINE MACROECONOMIC SITUATION, MARCH 2009
Analytical Report: By Olga Pogarska, Edilberto L. Segura
SigmaBleyzer Emerging Markets Private Equity Investment Group, The Bleyzer Foundation
Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 17, 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

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

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS: FIVE ARTICLES
World Must Act to Support Ukraine; European Solidarity Needed; No Default; Renew Trust; No Grand Bargain With Russia Please
U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., March 13, 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

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

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

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS – SIX ARTICLES
IMF’s Major Statement; Leaders Pledge Action; Coca-Cola Invests; RBS; S&P Downgrades Ukraine to CCC+
U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., March 1, 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

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 12, 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

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 LEGAL NEWS #1
Foreign Investment Import Duty Exemption; Wizz Air; IPIC; Legal Guide; Madoff Fraud; Anti-Crisis Law; EBRD; Employment Law; Tax Changes; WTO
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C.Tuesday, February 10, 2009

“DISCOVER UKRAINE…THE UNEXPECTED” EXHIBIT AT NYC TRAVEL SHOW
Organized by U.S.-Ukraine Foundation (USUF), co-sponsored by U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), AeroSvit Ukrainian Airlines, and the Embassy of Ukraine in the U.S.
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Fri, Feb 6, 2009

UKRAINE INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES (UIA) JOINS THE U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC), MEMBER 102
UIA offers more direct flights from Ukraine to Europe than any other airline
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Washington, D.C., Tuesday, February 3, 2009

ZURICH JOINS THE U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)
One of the world’s largest providers of political risk and trade credit insurance, USUBC member 101
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Washington, D.C., Monday, February 2, 2009

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS – FOUR ARTICLES
Economic-Political ‘Abyss’; RSB Economic Report; Russian Crime & Gas; Ukrainian Insecurity Post-Georgia
USUBC, Washington, D.C., January 28, 2009

ELECTRONIC LIBRARY OF UKRAINE PROGRAM LAUNCHED IN UKRAINE
Access to Digital Information Through University Knowledge Centers, USAID Support, Project Started in Chicago Electronic Library of Ukraine (ELibUkr)
Kyiv, Ukraine, Mon, Jan 26, 2009

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS – ELEVEN ARTICLES
Gas Dispute; Bad Faith;Tax News From DLA Piper & Salans; Magisters in London; SoftServe; Chadbourne & Parke; Ernst & Young; National Bank
USUBC, Washington, D.C., January 24, 2009

UKRAINE MACROECONOMIC SITUATION, JAN 2009
Analytical Report: By Olga Pogarska, Edilberto L. Segura. SigmaBleyzer Emerging Markets Private Equity Investment Group, The Bleyzer Foundation, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, January 22, 2009

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS: SEVEN ARTICLES
Ukraine Business News: Playing Chicken With Kyiv; Putin’s Latest Power Play & A Lesson for Barack Obama; From Heroic to Farcical; Political Chaos
Washington, D.C.
Monday, January 7, 2008

TRANSITION PAPER FOR OBAMA ADMINISTRATION FROM THE U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)
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Friday, January 16th, 2009.

UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS
Russia-Ukraine Battle Over Gas

Washington, D.C., Monday, January 5, 2009.

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