According to the Franchising Association of Ukraine, as of today about 400 franchising chains operate in the Ukrainian market.

Ukraine has joined the European Union's COSME program for supporting small and medium-sized business. How can this agreement impact market access conditions?

In a bid toreduce pressureon the businesscommunity, the Ukrainian Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko in the presence of heads of structural subdivisions of the General Prosecutor's Office...

On 13 June 2016, the State Property Fund of Ukraine announced the auction for the sale of 99.567% of shares owned by the state in PJSC "Odessa Port Plant". The initial price of the shares is almost USD 530 million*...

The National Bank of Ukraine (the " NBU") continues its piecemeal relaxation of the temporary exchange control measures introduced in 2014.

With effect from 19 August 2016, the National Bank of Ukraine (the "NBU") abolished the requirement for Ukrainian residents to obtain a price evaluation act – an approval from State Enterprise "State Research and Information Centre for Monitoring International Commodity Markets" (Derzhzovnishinform) – to make cross-border payments for the purchase of services and IP rights from foreign residents in the amount exceeding EUR 50,000.

In February-March 2018 the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) made a number of further steps towards the relaxation of existing currency control restrictions.

The National Bank of Ukraine (the "NBU") has made further steps to liberalize existing currency control rules and lift some of the restrictions in place:

The National Bank of Ukraine imposed further currency control restrictions to stabilise the foreign exchange market and prevent foreign currency outflow.

Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 198 dated 15 April 2015 ("Resolution No. 198") cancelled several legal acts...

On 29 June 2015, the US President signed the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 which authorizes the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) till 31 December 2017 and makes GSP retroactive to 31 July 2013.

Who's Who Legal: Franchise 2017 recommends Sayenko Kharenko's counsel Anzhela Makhinova among the world's leading experts in franchising law.

The moratorium on sale of agricultural land is extended until 1 January 2018. Such amendments to the Land Code of Ukraine were introduced by the Draft Law No.5123-1, adopted by the Parliament of Ukraine on 6 October 2016.

On 31 March 2014, Law of Ukraine "On preventing financial catastrophe and creating grounds for economic growth in Ukraine" No. 1166-VII dated 27 March 2014 came into effect.

Sayenko Kharenko's counsel Dr Svitlana Kheda co-authored Ukraine's first coursebook on mediation for law students...

On 5 December 2017, the Typical Requirements for Vertical Concerted Practices of Economic Entities (the "Regulation") entered into force.

During the meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on 1 June 2016, the Regulation of Protection of Ukraine's Rights and Interests in Trade and Economic Field...

New trends of personal data protection in credit relations while transferring debt information to the third parties.

The OverRuled - Russia Trade Controls Resource Center has been updated with the following actions...

Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review guide worldwide, has recognized 14 Sayenko Kharenko lawyers across 17 practice areas in seventh edition of The Best Lawyers Ukraine 2017.