The Ukrainian IT industry lost $199 million in revenue in the second and third quarters of 2020 as it had been hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine-related curbs. This is seen from findings of a study conducted by the Better Regulation Delivery Office (BRDO). The main factors include: reduced demand for services due to…
According to the Committee on Statistics of Ministry of National Economy of Kazakhstan, as of November 1, the stocks of grains and pulses increased to 16.511 million tons compared to 15.452 million tons in the previous month, including 3.753 million tons in agricultural organizations. In particular, as of the beginning of November the total stocks…
State Real Estate (VNI) will soon commence restoration of the facade of the Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) in Riga, 1 Citadeles Street. A contract for EUR 452,630.48 (no VAT) has been signed. Work will be performed by SIA Laba maja Latvija and it is planned to be completed in spring 2021, as reported…
In the third quarter, there were 54,300 unemployed persons in Estonia, up by 4,900 QoQ, data from Statistics Estonia showed. The labor force participation rate was 71.8%, the employment rate was 66.3% and the unemployment rate was 7.7%. Leading analyst at Statistics Estonia Eveli Voolens said the unemployment rate was 3.8% higher than in the…
Ministries have failed to fulfill the state defense order for the current year and tasks to reform the country’s military-industrial complex, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Oleksiy Danilov has announced during an interdepartmental meeting on the development of the defense industry and the implementation of the state defense order to meet…