Local budgets of Donetsk region received UAH 2.6 million in revenues from tourist tax payments in January-November, according to the Main Department of the State Tax Service of Donetsk region. The largest amounts of tourist tax payments were transferred in November – UAH 873,300, in August – UAH 376,000, in February – UAH 345,100, in…
Estonia was among the top three European Union countries for percentage of household spend on food in 2019, according to a recent survey. The survey, conducted by the EU’s own statistical office, Eurostat, found that Estonian households spent 19.3% of their total outgoings on food products and non-alcoholic beverages in 2019, compared with an EU…
Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Roman Sklyar and director general of Tatneft PJSC Nail Maganov have signed an agreement on participation in machine building development. The document provides for opening a high-tech manufacturing of automobile tyres in Kazakhstan, creating new jobs, meeting demands of the domestic market and boosting export potential. During the meeting the…
Uzbekistan will continue to support non-governmental non-profit organizations, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev has said in his appeal to the parliament. It was noted that the activities of the Public Fund for Support of Non-Governmental Non-Commercial Organizations and other institutions of civil society should be focused on solving urgent problems on the ground. In addition,…
The Ukrainian Finance Ministry has attracted UAH 23.6 billion to the state budget at an auction on the placement of domestic government bonds, the ministry’s press service has reported. “Following the placement of domestic government bonds on December 29, UAH 23,643,599,317.37 was attracted to the state budget (at the NBU exchange rate),” the report reads.…
Electricity consumption in Ukraine in January-November, taking into account in-process losses, decreased by 3.6% (by 4.917 billion kWh) compared to the same period in 2019, to 131.305 billion kWh, the Ministry of Energy reported. Excluding in-process losses, electricity consumption over 11 months decreased by 3.2% (by 3.456 billion kWh), to 105.864 billion kWh. The country’s…
58% of residents in Latvia have a good credit rating, and the pandemic has not significantly impacted their ability to make payments on time. For 34% of residents loans in banks are not available because of their low credit rating, according to statistical data from the Credit Information Bureau on residents’ credit rating in December.…