The Day Weekly DigestCrimea's last trump cardThe Day Weekly DigestBy Andrii KLYMENKO The Ukrainians will have soon to forget about traveling to trade-union-run health centers. The state is going to privatize and put them up for a big international auction. The ostensible reason is that the Crimea must increase its ...

ESTA to invest over $100 million in renovating Kyiv's TsUM department storeKyiv PostESTA Holding LLC which was created by CJSC System Capital Management to realize real estate projects, is planning to invest over $100 million in the reconstruction of Kyivsky TsUM. Kostyantyn Chernichkin ESTA Holding LLC, the managing company of the ...

Irish IndependentAnglo moves to jail Sean Quinn, his son and nephew for alleged asset transfersIrish IndependentBy Dearbhail McDonald Legal Editor A BID by the former Anglo Irish Bank to jail Sean Quinn, his son Sean Quinn junior and his nephew Peter Quinn, for contempt of court over the alleged transfer of millions of euro in foreign property assets, ...Quinn Insurance - Anglo Irish Bank begins contempt of court proceedings ...Auto Body Professionals Club (subscription)all 9 news articles »

ACE Opens New Office in UkraineMarketWatch (press release)The office will also lead ACE's research as it considers future opportunities to participate in Ukraine's property and casualty insurance sector. ACE has appointed Yuriy Shustyk to manage its new office in Kiev. Yuriy has 14 years of insurance industry ...and more »

European Life & Pensions Outsourcing About to Take off?sourcingfocus.com... the life, property and casualty insurance subsidiary of BNP Paribas, has a strong international focus, generating nearly half of its premiums outside of France, with a particular focus on emerging markets including Taiwan, Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, ...

Insurance InsightUniqa sees 4.4% growth in 2011Insurance InsightFor its preliminary results for 2011 its loss ratio in property and casualty business fell to 65.3%, and account sincluded a one-off restructuring charge of approximately €190m and a net charge of impairments on Greek government bonds in the amount of ...and more »

The Day Weekly DigestOn Cameron's special positionThe Day Weekly DigestOur oligarchs are buying real estate in London. Why is the British capital so attractive for them? “Every Ukrainian businessman who bought real estate in London has their own reasons. The London realty traditionally attracts investors from all over the ...and more »

Sean Quinn to answer questions in Belfast court over his Eastern European empireIrish Central... of his manufacturing and insurance empire last April over alleged $3 billion debts. Perhaps anticipating trouble the court has extended injunctions against any disposal of Quinn's property and ruled the trial would receive priority treatment.and more »

Gupta, JPMorgan, Goldman, Stanford, Carnival in Court NewsBusinessWeekBlavatnik, born in Ukraine, runs New York-based Access Industries Group, which owns energy, media and real-estate companies. Blavatnik is worth $9.5 billion, according to Forbes. Blavatnik bought Warner Music Group Corp. from Edgar Bronfman last year.and more »

Pilgrim's Pride Announces Extension of Its Rights OfferingMarketWatch (press release)This announcement shall not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy the underlying shares of common stock of Pilgrim's Pride, nor shall there be any sale of these shares in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale ...and more »