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Volume 4, issue 06 June 2010

Could Ukraine’s Serpent Island (pictured, cover) become home to a Ukrainian Las Vegas? Ukraine may have so far failed to take advantage of the country’s obvious tourism potential but niche markets such as eco-tourism and gambling could help the sector grow and develop in key niche segments.

 

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News, views and analysis on today's Ukraine

Au revoir, EU?

Can ties with Brussels survive the EU’s expansion exhaustion and Kyiv’s new geopolitical agenda?
 

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The Doctors’ Plot

NGOs slam state officials for disrupting national AIDS treatment programmes and arresting doctors
 

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Staying sane in Ukraine

Mental health issues remain taboo in modern Ukraine but the emotional and economic cost is huge
 

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Alternative routes to tourist treasure

Niche markets offer Ukraine’s underfunded holiday industry access to international tourism dollars

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Counting on the courts

Can Ukraine’s much maligned judiciary actually be relied upon to dispense justice?

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Status symbols and economic realities

How is Ukraine’s once booming luxury consumer market coping in the current post-crisis climate?

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Not exactly what business expected

Just months into Viktor Yanukovych’s presidency initial optimism is already being tested
 

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Resetting Ukraine’s EU relations

Russophile sentiments of new government do not exclude development of a pragmatic EU partnership
 

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Cafe capital

Tourism: Lviv’s summer terrace scene is blossoming and enhancing the city’s reputation as Ukraine’s most dynamic dining destination
 

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Credit sector climate change

Ukrainian credit market looks towards corporate clients and Euro 2012 to ease liquidity woes

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Ukraine expat survey 2010

New report offers overview of recent changes within Ukraine’s ever-evolving expatriate community

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Vuvuzela madness and Ukraine’s horn horrors

The World Cup is being overshadowed by horn-blowing antics – could Euro 2012 also fall victim?
 

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Debut hat trick

New national team coach Myron Markevich starts Euro 2012 build-up with trio of impressive wins
 

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Ukraine can learn from spirit of South Africa

Community of purpose and sense of patriotic pride have helped make African World Cup a triumph

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