Anti-monopoly authorities investigate firms allegedly tied with Roshen, son of ex-President Poroshenko
A customer leaves a Roshen candy store in Kyiv on April 14, 20
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Ukrainian startup sells online-only clothes, goes viral on social media
Ukraine-born Daria Shapovalova and Natalia Modenova worked on grand fashion projects like Ukraine’s Fashion Tech Summit and Mercedes-Benz Kyiv Fashion Days. Their new startup — Dress-X — offers social media users an alternative to swanky, worn-once clothing that usually ends…
Amazon consumer business head Jeff Wilke to retire early next year
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) said on Friday that its consumer chief executive, Jeff Wilke, would retire early next year after more than two decades with the company. Dave Clark, 47, Amazon’s senior vice president of worldwide operations, will replace…
Facebook denounces hate, bigotry, its India chief says amid content row
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Facebook is a non-partisan platform which denounces hate and bigotry, the company’s India head said on Friday, amid a controversy over how the U.S. social media giant regulates political content in its biggest market by number…
Facebook looking at ways to curb misinformation after U.S. elections: New York Times
(Reuters) – Facebook Inc is looking at post-election scenarios that include attempts by U.S. President Donald Trump or his campaign to use the platform to delegitimize the results, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing people with knowledge of…
JPMorgan to launch UK digital lender in early 2021: Sky News
(Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) is planning to launch its online British retail bank in the first quarter of 20
Wirecard sells assets in Brazil, a first as company winds down
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Wirecard (WDIG.DE) inked a deal to sell its operations in Brazil, its insolvency administrator said on Friday, the first asset of global operations to sell after the company collapsed amid an accounting scandal earlier this year. An…
Independence Day events in Kyiv
The lead singer of rock band Okean Elzy, Svyatoslav Vakarchuk, holds the flag of Ukraine during a concert in Kharkiv on June 30, 2019. While the 2020
As coffee fever spreads in Kyiv, baristas innovate café culture
A barista makes a drink at Takava Coffee-Buffet on Feb. 25, 2020
Online fashion firm Boozt ups outlook again, but Amazon looms
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish online fashion retailer Boozt (BOOZT.ST) raised its 2020