UNFORTUNATELY, EFFICIENCY IS LOW

The Law of Ukraine “On economic experiment in Ukrainian mining-and-metallurgical sector” was aimed at establishment of conditions for successful overcoming of the crisis in the Ukrainian metal-making sector, production growth, and increased deductions to

GLOBAL MARKET FOR ROLLED STEEL CHANGES RULES OF PLAY

According to the latest short-term forecast published by the International Iron & Steel Institute (IISI) on 11.10.2001, in 2001 global consumption of finished steel products would drop to 613 million tonnes, as compared to 628 million tonnes reported in 2

LEGAL PROTECTION OF INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES

In the first place, laws are instruments of the state policy. The quality of the country’s laws mirrors the quality of the policy pursued by its top officials. Procrastination with enactment of such basic instruments as the Civil, Tax, and Читати далі LEGAL PROTECTION OF INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES→

THE STEP TOWARDS COOPERATION

In early November there took place a long-expected meeting between representatives of industrial sector and trade & economic missions of Ukraine. Today issues of strengthening its positions on sales markets and entering new markets are very acute to Ukrai

NORMS AND PRINCIPLES OF THE WTO

In its previous issue, The Metal started a series of publications devoted to Ukraine’s accession to the World Trade Organization. This article was prepared based on analysis of the GATT agreements, and describes the system of WTO norms and principles Читати далі NORMS AND PRINCIPLES OF THE WTO→

STRATEGY OF RECOVERY

Qualitative changes in manufacturing performance of Ukraine’s blast-furnace plants, and their economic consequences. In 1991-1996, Ukraine’s ferrous metallurgy suffered from constant curtailment of manufacturing output while in the past several years it

ENERGY AUDIT

In the 1970s-1980s, the two most important indicators of a country’s development were the total energy generation and per-capita gross domestic product. Now the level of a country’s technological development is more accurately characterized by intensity o

PERSONNEL IS THE KEY

Upon enactment of the Law of Ukraine dated 14 July 1999 ? 934-?IV “On conducting economic experiment at the enterprises of mining & smelting complex of Ukraine”, there were created conditions for expanding production and improving financial and economic p

MACHINE-BUILDERS TO BE THE MAIN METAL CONSUMERS

The third national specialized exhibition Kievmash took place October 23-26.This year, a record-breaking number of companies attended the trade show (45 Ukrainian enterprises and 30 producers). In the previous years, according to organizers of the exh