Solvent banks in Ukraine in January-September received UAH 10.9 billion ($386.9 million) in profit, up 8-fold YoY (UAH 1.4 billion, or $49.7 million), according to the National Bank of Ukraine. Operating income of banks during the period under review increased by 20.3% at the expense of net interest and commission income, and expenses – by…
A meeting with Uzbek importers of potatoes will be held on November 2 at the Embassy of Kyrgyzstan in Tashkent, the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Industry and Land Reclamation of Kyrgyzstan reported. According to it, an association of potato producers of the northern region has been created in the republic. “This…
Uzbekistan has lifted restrictions on the export of products in eight product groups. Starting from January 1, 2019 it will be allowed to export pork, meat and poultry by-products, pork fat and poultry fat, vegetable oil, sugar, bakery products, tungsten ore and concentrates, as well as silk waste without any restrictions. On October 30 Uzbek…
In 2018 the volume of money supply in the economy of Azerbaijan has grown by more than 8%, Elman Rustamov, the Chairman of the Central Bank, said at a meeting with members of the American Chamber of Commerce in Azerbaijan (AMCHAM). Rustamov noted that despite the fairly large liquidity in the banking sector, there were…
On November 1 the price for natural gas for the population grew by 23.5%. The corresponding decision was earlier approved by the Cabinet of Ministers. Taking into account the delivery and VAT, the new gas price amounts to UAH 8.55 thousand per 1,000 cubic meters for the population, and UAH 8.36 thousand for district heating…