The investment attractiveness index of Ukraine has improved from 2.4 to 2.84 since the beginning of the current year. Such findings of a latest study conducted by the European Business Association (EBA) were presented during an expert discussion of the current state of Ukraine’s investment climate, the press service of the Ministry of Economy reported.…
Amid growing coronavirus infections and sluggish vaccination, the Lithuanian government may consider reintroducing more restrictions, Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte has warned. Immunity passports may be required to access certain services, she said on July 13, urging people to get vaccinated. “The situations is, as predicted, getting worse, meaning that the daily infection count is growing…
In January-May, Kyrgyzstan’s foreign trade turnover amounted to $2.8 billion, and increased by 27.7% YoY, head of the Department of Summary Work and Dissemination of Statistical Information of the National Statistics Committee Chinara Turdubayeva said during a press conference. Exports rose by 4.4%, while imports by 40.5%. “The volume of mutual trade of the republic…
The ferry regularly servicing the small Estonian island of Ruhnu is out of commission again due to engine problems. Authorities have found a stop-gap solution via the use of one of their own boats. The Runo, a catamaran-type vessel, has been taken out of service due to an engine issue, not for the first time…
Uzbekistan and the World Bank (WB) discussed measures aimed at mitigating the negative impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the economy. The discussions took place during a meeting of representatives of the Ministry of Finance of Uzbekistan and WB. In addition, the parties considered the issues of financing education, health and social protection during the…
According to preliminary information, the republican budget of Kyrgyzstan was executed with a surplus in the amount of 575.3 million soms in the first half of 2021. The Ministry of Economy and Finance provides such data. The total amount of revenues of the republican budget, according to preliminary data, amounted to 80,767 billion soms in…
Consumer inflation in June was higher than the April forecast of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) and came to 9.5% compared to June 2020, the central bank’s press service reported. “In June, consumer inflation in annual terms remained at the level of the previous month – 9.5%. In monthly terms, prices increased by 0.2%.…