Mykhaylo Sapiton

GitLab stops hiring in Russia and China for positions related to user data. The company is afraid of the authorities

GitLab has updated its recruiting policy. Starting October 15, 2019, the startup will not hire people from Russia and China for positions related to customer data access. This applies to work in the support team, positions with admin access, and

Founders of Kabanchik.ua launch FlashBeats app for creating light shows by smartphone flashlight

Roman Kirigetov and Oleksandr Yuriev, founders of the service Kabanchik.ua, have launched a new project – FlashBeats, the application for flash synchronization. This application allows you to create amazing lighting parties with thousands of mobile devices. They will flash to

Business wants to invest in agriculture, IT and renewables – ACC survey

The American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine (ACC) conducted the Ukraine Business Climate Survey. 110 top managers of member companies took part in the survey. The results were published on the ACC website. 82% of respondents plan to expand their

Ukraine and the U.S. to exchange tax data. Rada wants to investigate American offshore companies

On July 29, the Verkhovna Rada adopted bill No. 0001 On ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Ukraine to improve international tax compliance and to implement FATCA (Foreign Account

Russian Playrix acquires Ukrainian Zagrava Games for an estimated $1M

Russian mobile games publisher Playrix acquired the Ukrainian studio Zagrava Games, reads the company’s press release. The deal Zagrava Games has been operating in Rivne since 2010. The company employs 60 people. The developed titles include The Hunt for Red

Ukrainian Greenbin.app raises €45k in Polish accelerator. The company is developing a recycling app

Ukrainian startup Greenbin.app entered the Huge Thing accelerator through the Poland Prize program and raised 45,000 euros, the company said in a press release. Ukrainians Dmytro Kukhariev and Elena Sidorenko are the founders of the company. What are the terms

Ukraine ranks 64th in Doing Business 2020

Ukraine has improved 7 positions and is ranked 64th in the international ranking Doing Business 2020. It is annually compiled by the World Bank and includes 190 countries. 6 out of 10 key indicators were improved in Ukraine. The key

Cabinet of Ministers simplifies the registration of foreign representative offices. Will it affect IT industry

On October 24, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted a decree “On Certain Issues of Registration of Representative Offices of Foreign Economic Entities.” The document, developed by the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, simplifies the registration of representative offices

AMCU allows an Azerbaijani operator to acquire Vodafone Ukraine

The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine allowed the Azerbaijani company Bakcell to acquire the telecom operator Vodafone Ukraine. The head of the AMCU Yuriy Terentyev told this to Ekonomichna Pravda. The Antimonopoly Committee granted permission to Bakcell LLC (Baku, Azerbaijan) for