The failure to sell the factory was attributed to the burden of OPP’s debt to Ostchem, and to a conflict with the company Nortima, allegedly controlled by controversial billionaire Ihor Kolomoisky. The failure to sell OPP was a setback for the Ukrainian authorities, who consider the sale of OPP as a landmark event that would send a message to investors globally that transparency is being introduced into Ukraine’s economy. Source BNE IntelliNews
A number of migrants from Asia and Africa have taken advantage of the World Cup in Russia to try and reach the EU. Several have made it across to Finland, according to a German media report. Source: Deutsche Welle
Bulgaria will propose the immediate closure of the European Union’s external borders to migrants and the setting up of centers for war refugees outside its territory at the EU’s weekend mini-summit on migration. Source: Reuters
Turkey said on Thursday that it would be accepting applications for the construction and operation of a 1,200-MW offshore wind farm—the world’s biggest—by October 23. Source: Oil Price
