Finance Ministry says Ukrainian banks have issued 12,539 loans worth UAH 30.8 billion ($1.1 billion) since the launch of the state-run “Affordable Loans: 5%-7%-9%” program. Some 833 new loans totaling UAH 1.9 billion ($68 million) were provided last week alone, the ministry’s press service said on its website. In particular, transactions on refinancing of already…
The state-owned railway infrastructure company Estonian Railways (Eesti Raudtee) and Leonhard Weiss OU have entered into a contract for expanding the Balti Jaam central railway station of Tallinn for slightly over EUR 3.3 million. In the framework of the project, two new station tracks will be built at the station complete with platforms, as well…
In the coming years Latvia’s Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) may encourage allocating state budget funding to regional political parties. The Corruption Prevention and Combating Action Plan 2021-2023 composed by KNAB details that currently state budget funding is provided to political parties that received votes from more than 2% of voters in the last…
Average price of sugar reached 64.36 soms in Kyrgyzstan in March. Compared to December last year, it has risen by 10.14 soms, or by almost 19%. The National Statistical Committee provided such data. Higher than national average retail prices for granulated sugar were registered in Isfana (69.33 soms), Jalal-Abad (67.84 soms), Nookat (67.39 soms), Kara-Suu…
Uzbekistan’s foreign trade turnover plummeted to $4.5 million in January-February, or by 23.8% YoY. The exports amounted to almost $1.5 million, down by 43.2%. Imports comprised $3.02 million. Uzbekistan’s largest trading partners were China ($908.5 million), Russia ($843.9 million), Kazakhstan ($585.6 million) and Turkey ($404 million). Trade turnover with the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) soared…
Political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and Egypt, co-chaired by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Senik and Assistant Foreign Minister of Egypt for European Affairs Ambassador Badr Abdel Atty, were held in Cairo on April 5. “The parties discussed a wide range of issues of Ukrainian-Egyptian cooperation in…