Prices of pork have dropped significantly in Ukrainian markets and stores, according to the All-Ukrainian Association of Importers of Meat and Meat Products. Noteworthy, prices of meat traditionally go up on the eve of the New Year holidays. The current situation may be caused by an increase in relevant imports this year, it said. A…
On December 21, Latvia’s Saeima approved urgent amendments to the Law on Unemployment Insurance in the final reading. These amendments will extend the term during which unemployment assistance benefits are paid to people who fail to find a job after the end of the unemployment benefit period. The aforementioned term is thereby extended until June…
Forty companies involved in food processing are the latest recipients of state aid prompted by the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The companies will between them receive EUR 523,900 in aid, channeled via the Agricultural Registers and Information Board (PRIA), as a component of the already-budgeted rural development plan for 2014-2020. PRIA falls under the…
Uzbekistan decided to limit international air traffic with countries, where the number of new cases of COVID-19 has risen sharply, in order not to complicate the epidemiological situation in the country, to the Special Republican Commission reported. In recent days, the number of new cases of coronavirus infection has sharply increased, and the epidemiological situation…
In January-September, the volume of loans issued by financial companies in Ukraine increased by 15% YoY, to UAH 66 billion, the press service of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) reported. At present 1,414 financial companies, pawnshops and leasing companies operate in Ukraine. During the nine months, only 396 financial companies provided loans, of which…