In January-March, retail trade turnover in Ukraine reached UAH 235.8 billion, up by 12.5% YoY, the State Statistics Service reports. The biggest growth in retail trade turnover over the reporting period was recorded in the city of Kyiv (UAH 45.05 billion), Dnipropetrovsk region (UAH 22.2 billion) and Kharkiv region (UAH 19.1 billion). The lowest retail…
A total of 747,774 employed people in Georgia are involved in the accumulative pension system, while both pension contributions and interest amounts total 174,047,572 GEL (about $64.46 million or EUR 57.31 million), says Director of the Pension Agency Levan Surguladze. Out of 747,774 employed people 187,472 people work in the public sector, and 581,439 people…
Latvian road construction company SIA Binders experiences a shortage of workers. Because of that, the company plans to attract guest workers from Ukraine and Belarys, says Bindars board chairman Aigars Seja. “The situation remains largely unchanged year after year. The number of potential workers keeps getting smaller. We search for people every season. Our human…
Aspi Agro LLC producing wine in Azerbaijan’s Gabala city intends to export wine to more countries, Aygun Atayeva, chief sales manager, reported. “Presently, the company’s products are sold domestically and exported to the EU countries,” she said. “The company’s products under Savalan brand are supplied to several European countries and our task is to further…
The average wage in Ukraine in February amounted to almost UAH 8,400, the Pension Fund of Ukraine reported. “The average wage rate for February was approved, from which insurance contributions were paid and which, in accordance with the Law of Ukraine “On Compulsory State Pension Insurance”, is taken into consideration for pension accounting,” the report…