The banking and payment systems of Kyrgyzstan operate in a manner that meets the requirements of the state of emergency with the provision of basic types of banking services and conducting payment and transfer operations, the National Bank of the republic has reported. The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic will reportedly continue to work…
Wizz Air, the Hungarian budget airline, has extended the suspension of all flights to and from Vilnius until April 30. “The decision was made as a response to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic,” the statement by the company reads. All affected passengers will be informed, Wizz Air said. If they bought tickets directly…
The unemployment rate in Ukraine in October-December 2019 increased to 8.7% from 7.3% reported in the third quarter of 2019, or 1.6 million citizens in absolute numbers, the State Statistics Service reported. The report says the number of employed citizens aged 15-70 in the fourth quarter of 2019 amounted to 16.5 million. The employment rate…
Ukraine will leave Boryspil International Airport the only operating one as part of the measures to curb Covid-19 spread, that’s according to Minister of Infrastructure Vladyslav Krykliy. “Only Boryspil International Airport will remain operating in Ukraine. From 12:00 on March 24, passengers are also barred from air travel for tourism. I apologize for the inconvenience,…
Public transport will work in Bishkek during state of emergency from 7.00 to 19.00, the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Kyrgyzstan, the Commandant of the capital, Almaz Orozaliev, has announced. “As for taxis, we will set the condition for citizens carrying out private transportation to undergo a transport disinfection procedure,” he said. Almaz Orozaliev…
It would not be right to postpone the planned tax reform because of the illness spreading in Latvia because of Covid-19 coronavirus. It should be implemented at least partially, said Bank of Latvia governor Martins Kazaks on March 24. “It is clear it will not be possible to revise the tax system, but there are…
Kazakhstan has introduced restrictions on export of agricultural goods for the period of emergency state regime in the country, the Ministry of Healthcare has reported. The list of products prohibited to export includes buckwheat, sugar, potatoes, carrots, onions and white cabbage. The corresponding decree of Kazakhstan’s Agriculture Ministry said that the prohibition on the export…