The unemployment rate in Ukraine in the fourth quarter of 2020 increased by 0.6% QoQ, from 9.5% to 10.1%, with the actual number of officially unemployed citizens amounting to 1.8 million, the State Statistics Service reported. The number of employed citizens aged 15-70 in the fourth quarter of 2020 amounted to 15.7 million, while the…
In February, Latvian residents performed 27% of their weekly transactions in cash form (36% last year), according to data of the Transaction Radar of the Bank of Latvia. At the same time, the average number of transactions performed by residents in cash form every week has also reduced. While in February 2020 residents performed an…
Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan have agreed on mutual supplies of electricity, press service of the Ministry of Energy and Industry of Kyrgyzstan reports. The agreement was reached on mutual supplies of electrical energy in the amount of up to 750 million kilowatt-hours at a conditional price. The supply of electricity from Uzbekistan will take place from…
According to preliminary data from Statistics Estonia, the country’s gross debt level in 2020 was 18% of the gross domestic product (GDP). The general government deficit was 4.8%. The general government sector comprises three sub-sectors: central government, local governments and social security funds. According to Evelin Ahermaa, an analyst at Statistics Estonia, last year, expenditures…
Ukraine and Poland government officials have discussed current cooperation in agriculture and agreed to strengthen joint work in organic production, veterinary and phytosanitary operations, seed production and rural development. That’s according to the press service of the Ministry for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture following a meeting between Deputy Minister, Trade Representative of Ukraine…