The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has set additional requirements for the inclusion of audit firms entitled to inspect banks in the corresponding state register, according to the NBU website, referring to Resolution No. 110. The document, among other requirements, stipulates an increase to 2 years of the minimum period of an audit firm’s contractual…
The third-quarter employment rate in Estonia stood at 68.3%, the highest it has been in 20 years, and according to Swedank, fast economic growth is increasing the demand for the labor force. “Due to enlivened economic activity, demand for the labor force has increased,” Swedbank senior economist Liis Elmik said. “The number of people employed…
Turkmenistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs held talks with Hisham Taleb Maarouf, acting director of the Islamic Development Bank’s (IDB) regional office for Central Asia, said the ministry in a message. During the meeting, the parties expressed commitment to further consolidate efforts, according to the ministry. Expressing hope for fruitful cooperation on the reconstruction of neighboring…
The trade turnover between Uzbekistan and Poland amounted to about $56 million in six months of 2017, according to the Polish side’s statistics. During the period, Polish exports were 22.1% more as compared to imports, said the Polish embassy in Tashkent. Meanwhile, the growth rate of supplies of Uzbek goods within this period was more…
Estonian wind energy company Eleon AS and international partners are working on a EUR 38 million project to develop a wind turbine with a capacity in excess of 10 megawatts, and expect to receive a decision from the European Commission on project financing under the Horizon 2020 measure early next year. “The decision can be…
AvtoKrAZ (Kremenchuk, Poltava region), the only Ukrainian manufacturer of heavy trucks, has delivered another batch of KrAZ-65032 (6×6) all-wheel drive dump trucks of the Euro 5 ecological class to Ukrgazvydobutok, the company’s press service has said. According to the announcement, the vehicles were delivered under the agreement signed following the results of the tender won…
Sugar exports from Ukraine since early 2017-2018 agricultural year (September-August) totaled 59,300 tons, the Ukrtsukor national association of sugar producers has reported. The association said in a press release that in October Ukrainian companies exported 42,300 tons of sugar, up 2.5-fold MoM. “In October, exporters shipped 2.5 times more sugar than in the previous month…