Dnipropetrovsk airport has been officially renamed into Dnipro airport, according to the Infrastructure Minister of Ukraine Vladyslav Kryklii. “The previous name of the airport “Dnipropetrovsk” has remained in the past. In the aerodrome certificates, aeronautical information data, information materials, as well as in the registers, the airport is already named Dnipro,” the minister wrote on…
On April 8, Latvian Saeima approved amendments to the Law on the Bank of Latvia. Changes are suggested for the structure of the central bank and responsibilities of its various managing bodies. The Saeima this week declared amendments urgent and had them reviewed in two readings. The proposed changes provide for altering the management model…
Government supports a draft bill on opening casinos in Kyrgyzstan, permanent representative of the Cabinet of Ministers in the Parliament Almazbek Abytov has anounced. He noted that the Government would send its proposals on this bill to Parliament in the near future. “In general, we support it,” he added. However, as it became known, the…
Uzbekistan has become the first CIS country to introduce mandatory labeling of beer. According to the State Tax Committee, on April 1, the production of labeled beer products was launched at the three largest beer factories, which occupied 76.9% of the market. The implementation of the system is expected to benefit everyone. Manufacturers are to…
Electricity prices rose by 18.3% YoY last month, which had the biggest impact on the Estonian consumer price index. In March, the consumer price index fell by 0.2% MoM, but rose by 1.1% YoY, data from Statistics Estonia showed. Goods were 0.5% and services 2% more expensive than in March last year. Viktoria Trasanov, leading…
Oleh Ustenko, the Ukrainian president’s economic adviser, has said he expects Ukraine’s GDP growth in 2021 will be more than 4%. It is noted that technical consultations are underway with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the signing of a preliminary agreement to extend the program of cooperation with the Fund. “The staff level agreement…