The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) purchased $20 million on the interbank foreign exchange market last week, according to data provided by the central bank. According to the results of foreign exchange interventions, the National Bank bought $20 million on the interbank foreign exchange market between July 5 and July 9. Since the start of…
Amid continuing heatwaves, Lithuanians have been sweeping shops for electric fans and portable air conditioning units. Construction specialists say cooling homes may become a bigger concern in the future than heating. Unusually hot weather has persisted in Lithuania since early June and people are looking for ways to stay cool. Meanwhile, retailers say they are…
The value of Turkey’s cement exports to Georgia increased by 2.3% YoY in January-April, amounting to $13.1 million, the Turkish Ministry of Trade reported. “In April, the volume of cement exports from Turkey to Georgia rose 1.3-fold, to $3.78 million,” the ministry said. (AzerNews/Business World Magazine)
Ferry line TS Laevad, which connects Estonia’s larger islands to the mainland, has reported a year-on-year increase in passenger numbers of 14%, with the Hiiumaa route seeing a record result. TS Laevad, a subsidiary of the part-state-owned, part-listed Port of Tallinn (Tallinna Sadam), carried 271,325 passengers in June. June 2020 was, however, the first full…
“We cannot introduce a lockdown in Kyrgyzstan,” Minister of Health and Social Development Alymkadyr Beishenaliev has declared. He reminded that the country’s economy suffered greatly last year due to lockdown. “Then we took loans, funds from donors and were able to get out,” he said. The minister added that if a lockdown were introduced, there…
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) provided a total of UAH 5.425 billion in refinancing to 17 banks, the central bank’s press service reports. On July 9, quantitative tenders were held for the refinancing of banks for a term of 84 days. The applications of two banks for a total sum of UAH 425 million…