Ukraine: scheduled air service with Turkey expanded

Ukraine and Turkey expand scheduled air service between the countries. “Following the negotiations at the level of the aviation agencies of Ukraine and Turkey in Ankara on February 20, the existing conditions of scheduled air service on routes between Ukraine and the Republic of Turkey were expanded,” the State Aviation Administration of Ukraine informs. The…

Georgia: direct flights with Iran suspended

The Government of Georgia has made a decision to suspend direct flights with Iran amid the recent coronavirus outbreak. The Foreign Ministry announced that this aimed to prevent the possibility of the spread of the China-born virus to Georgia and to protect its citizens. “The government of Georgia is in constant communication with the Iranian…

Kazakhstan: 19,137 foreigners employed

19,137 foreign nationals are working in Kazakhstan to date, according to the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection, Kazinform reports. 753 of them (4%) are the first category workers (senior executives and their deputies); 4,363 (23%) are working as second category employees (heads of structural divisions); 9,613 (50%) are the third category employees (specialists); 1,749…

Ukraine: $1.16 billon in remittances received from abroad in 2019 via PrivatBank’s services

Ukraine’s largest state-owned PrivatBank said Ukrainians in 2019 received $1.16 billion from abroad via money remittance systems through the banks’ services. In particular, major money transfers to Ukraine via PrivatBank arrived from the United States ($194 million), Israel ($169 million), Italy ($107 million), Russia ($97 million) and Poland ($73 million), the bank’s press service reported.…