The indicator for Telecommunications has been improved from 2.46 to 2.48 mainly due to approaching to cost reflective tariff setting and renewal of the regulator’s activities...
The indicator for Telecommunications has been improved from 2.46 to 2.48 mainly due to approaching to cost reflective tariff setting and renewal of the regulator’s activities...
The Ukrainian-Russian gas crises in January 2009 demonstrated an urgent need to secure gas transits through Ukraine. Although both parties eventually signed agreements that regulate Ukrainian gas import as well as transit of Russian gas through Ukraine, the underlying conflict is far from being resolved. Most importantly, the difficult technical state of Ukraine’s Gas Transit System (GTS) and the urgent need for investments impose severe risks as they endanger the reliability of the system and thus, of gas transits through Ukraine.
The government of Ukraine announced its intention to privatize the incumbent fixed-line telecommunication operator Ukrtelecom. Ukraine’s government needs to achieve high revenues from privatization in order to fund the government budget and to increase the political acceptability of privatization.
The first generation of genetically modified plants has been successfully adopted in agriculture and in 2008 they were cultivated on 125 million hectares by 13.3 million farmers in 25 countries.
In a recent Memorandum of Understanding between the Prime Ministers of Ukraine and the Russian Federation, both side accepted adjustments of gas import prices towards the level of "European gas prices" within a transition period of three years, in exchange for "European fees" for gas transit through Ukraine. Against this background, this paper argues that "European gas prices" in Ukraine should be determined by the replacement value of gas shipments in Europe minus the transit costs from Ukraine to EU markets.
"The indicator for Telecommunications has been decreased from 2.53 to 2.46. The decrease is explained by loss in independence of the regulator in the sector. Some reduction of political impact on tariffs setting and exclusion of fixed-line long-distance calls from the list of the state-regulated services were positively assessed, but could not exceed negative impact of previously noted development."
Agriholdings are leasing about 17.6% of arable land used by agrarian enterprises in 2008 in Ukraine. This figure will most likely rise to about 25% in 2009.