Ukraine resumes poultry meat exports to the European Union, suspended in winter due to an outbreak of bird flu, Ukrainian Economy, Trade and Agriculture Development Deputy Minister – Trade Representative of Ukraine Taras Kachka has stated. “Highly pathogenic avian influenza cases were recorded in Ukraine in the winter months. For the period of detecting these…
Last year there were 19.5 thousand vacant jobs in Latvia. When compared to 2019, their numbers have declined by 9.6 thousand or by 33%, according to data from the Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. In the private sector there were 11.7 thousand vacant jobs and 7.8 thousand in the public sector. Compared to the previous…
The government has approved a bill providing a EUR 641-million supplementary budget aimed at combating the ongoing effects of the coronavirus pandemic, with a focus on the health-care sector, education and local government. The budget is the second of its kind issued in response to the pandemic; last April the previous administration issued an even…
The Government of Kyrgyzstan imposed a ban on the export of sugar and vegetable oil due to rise in their prices, the Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources and Regional Development of the republic Askarbek Dzhanybekov announced at a briefing. According to him, the authorities are trying to do everything possible to prevent shortage of essential…
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev promised to channel $11.3 billion worth of investments towards the development of the Tashkent region. As part of his trip to the region on March 18, he talked to local residents. “The purpose of my visit is to create modern conditions in the Tashkent region. The population of the region is…
Pensions in Ukraine grew by 13.8% in 2020, according to the press service of the Pension Fund. In 2020, the Pension Fund provided pension payments to 11.1 million citizens, of whom 2.7 million were working retirees. “During 2020, the pension increased by UAH 424.53 or by 13.8%: from UAH 3,082.98 on January 1, 2020 to…