The law on e-commerce regulation in Ukraine

The law on e-commerce regulation in Ukraine

Verkhovna Rada has adopted the law on regulation of e-commerce, Internet sales and the use of electronic money in Ukraine. Representatives of the Ukrainian parliament and industry have been discussing such law projects for quite a while. Olha Belkova, who previously worked for startup accelerator EastLabs and now a member of Verkhovna Rada, has become …

Ukraine-China Trade Relations – A New Step to Improvement

Ukraine-China Trade Relations – A New Step to Improvement

Opening of the Chinese Commerce Association on the territory of Ukraine creates new ways to encourage and improve Ukraine-China trade relations. The goal and purpose of the Commerce Association is successful promotion of the import-export relations between two countries. At the present moment, Ukraine is already among the major trading partners of China …

Legal gambling – a real way to improve Ukrainian economy?

Legal gambling – a real way to improve Ukrainian economy?

The law against gambling, which was put into effect in 2009, is currently brought up to the surface and revised by the high-profile politicians of Ukraine in a discussion with gambling industry specialists. Government representatives, including Economic Development Minister Aivaras Abromavicius and Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk agree on the importance …

Ukraine may get visa-free regime with EU to the end of 2015

Ukraine may get visa-free regime with EU to the end of 2015

BRUSSELS — Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics said that the EU might grant both Georgians and Ukrainians visa-free access to the EU’s Schengen zone this year. Rinkevics, whose country took over the EU’s rotating presidency in January 2015, told RFE/RL that both Ukraine and Georgia had a chance to get visa liberalization at the …