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.…
Kazakhstan is ready to deliver Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 to its territory, First Vice Minister of Healthcare Marat Shoranov said on December 28. Shoranov revealed that the ministry had already signed the nondisclosure agreement with Pfizer and was ready to supply Kazakhstan with the vaccine. Everything, according to him, will depend on the ability of…
The defense budget for 2021 will amount to 2.3% of the Gross Domestic Product, the highest level since restoration of independence. The rise is partly the result of weapon systems procured late this year, including coastal missile systems. The nominal minimum domestic defense spend required of NATO members is 2% of GDP per annum. The…
Ukraine expects to receive UAH 7.5 billion of legal revenues from the gambling business in 2021, Danylo Hetmantsev, an MP from the Servant of the People faction and head of the parliamentary committee on finance, tax and customs policy, has said. “The receipt of these funds is envisaged in the state budget of Ukraine for…