17 February 2015 Market Reviews

Daily Insight

January's economic activity disappoints

The statistics office’s monthly economic sector activity reports for agriculture, transportation and retail trade were disappointing. While industrial production, construction and services sector repo ...

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17 February 2015 Market Reviews

Bond Market Insight

Размещены короткие валютные ОВГЗ

На прошлой неделе Минфин осуществил крупнейшую с начала года и в первом квартале выплату по валютным ОВГЗ, преимущественно рефинансировав её с помощью выпуска краткосрочных облигаций с погашением 24 м ...

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16 February 2015 Market Reviews

Daily Insight

Ceasefire largely holds

Although the Minsk-2 ceasefire took effect at midnight on Saturday, sporadic explosions still occurred near to key hot spots like the rail hub of Debaltseve, according to reporters present on the grou ...

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13 February 2015 Market Reviews

Daily Insight

IMF approves US$17.6bn EFF

The IMF announced yesterday early morning that it would issue to Ukraine nearly US$18bn in an Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and will likely approve the first tranche of US$5bn later in February or earl ...

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12 February 2015 Market Reviews

Daily Insight

Donbas ceasefire talks underway in Minsk

Last evening, the four leaders of Ukraine, Germany, France and Russia were holding talks for a cease fire in Donbas. While no details of the steps being negotiated have been revealed yet, the media co ...

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11 February 2015 Market Reviews

Daily Insight

New Minsk ceasefire agreement

In a multi-phased diplomatic attempt to negotiate a ceasefire advanced another step late yesterday night as representatives from Ukraine, the OSCE, Russia, and the pro-Russia militants convened in Min ...

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10 February 2015 Market Reviews

Daily Insight

UAH stabilizes after penetrating 26/USD

The hryvnia appears to have stabilized at 25/USD after it rose nearly 1% yesterday on US$217m in trading. As the IMF's stance as well as Kremlin's stance are among key factors that impact Ukraine's ec ...

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9 February 2015 Market Reviews

Daily Insight

Another ceasefire attempt

In a concerted effort to broker a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine over the weekend, the leaders of France and Germany successfully arranged a meeting between Putin and Poroshenko in Minsk t ...

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