Kiev’s WTO deal will loosen Moscow grip

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Series Details 6.2.08
Publication Date 06/02/2008
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After 14 gruelling years of negotiations, the World Trade Organisation gave on the 5 January 2008 the green light for Ukraine to join the 151-member body, a key step in Kiev’s effort to reduce Moscow’s grip on the ex-Soviet economy and move it further towards the European Union and the west.

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WTO: Press Release, No.511, 2008: WTO welcomes Ukraine as a new member http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/pres08_e/pr511_e.htm
BBC News, 6.2.08: Ukraine sees WTO boost to economy http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7230008.stm
Deutsche Welle, 15.5.08: Ukraine Joins WTO As Political, Economic Worries Mount http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3340933,00.html

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