Agriculture in the Black Sea Region

Public lands to be subject to State Agency for Land Resources from January 1

: Published on Thursday, 18 October 2012 02:53

As to ForUm, Chairman of the State Agency for Land Resources Serhiy Timchenko said that the state lands will be subject to the Agency starting from January 1, 2013. "Starting from January 1, 2013, the law on the division of communal and public lands shall come into force," he said and added that the State Agency for Land Resources, as chief...

Secretary-General calls for more support to the poor during tough economic times

: Published on Thursday, 18 October 2012 01:02

At a time of economic austerity, the UN Secretary-General is urging countries not to forget about the poor. In a message on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, 17 October, Ban Ki-moon pointed out that anti-poverty measures are being threatened as governments struggle to balance budgets, UN Radio reports. But, he says, this is...

Parliament supports China's energy project in Crimea

: Published on Wednesday, 17 October 2012 09:47

The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, has approved the provision of state guarantees worth UAH 10 billion ($1.25 bln) for the implementation of a project to build a combined-cycle power plant in Shcholkine (Crimea) through a loan of the Export-Import Bank of China, NRCU reports. The parliament approved a respective bill at second...

NBU board head: Law on non-cash payments protects interests of citizens and domestic banks

: Published on Wednesday, 17 October 2012 07:40

The adopted law on amendments to certain legislative acts of Ukraine (regarding payment systems and the development of non-cash payments) will serve interests of people and Ukrainian banks, the head of the National Bank of Ukraine board Ihor Prasolov said in the interview with the Kommersant-Ukraine newspaper, ForUm reports. "Now the tariff...