The National Bank of Ukraine expects the country’s foreign reserves to exceed $30 billion until the end of the year, Deputy Chairman of the NBU, Serhiy Nikolaychuk has said. “If we talk about our expectations regarding reserves, there will be no tangible payments on foreign currency debts in the fourth quarter. Instead, the government will…
There were 44,305 registered unemployed people in Estonia in September, 6.3% of the total possible workforce. The rate dropped by 0.3% MoM. The highest rate – 10.7% – was in Ida-Viru County, followed by Valga County (9%), Polva County (7.7%) and Voru County (7%), data from the Unemployment Insurance Fund (Tootukassa) showed. The rates were…
Lithuania’s state budget revenue is projected to increase by 11.4% (1.422 billion euros) next year, with an 8.3% (1.238 billion euros) increase in expenditure, according to the Finance Minister Gintare Skaiste. The state’s revenue excluding EU funds should rise by 14.9% (1.434 billion euros), with expenses increasing by 9.3% (1.097 billion euros), the minister said…
The President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov has met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, who is in the country on an official visit. The parties exchanged views on the development of Kyrgyz-Indian cooperation in all areas of interest, including in trade and economic, military, defense, cultural, humanitarian and…
The Uzbek Republican Commodity Exchange (UZEX) saw $5.75 billion worth of deals during the first nine months of 2021, up by 61.5% YoY. The engagement level of small businesses and private entrepreneurs has increased by 56.8% and reached $2.1 billion. Entrepreneurs purchased commodity resources worth $1.36 billion through the exchange and sold their own products…
The European Union has reaffirmed its support for Ukraine with a clear link to the effective implementation of reforms and policies. The EU recalled that since 2014 the EU and European Financial Institutions had mobilized unprecedented package of more than EUR 17 billion in loans and grants. As noted, the EU intends to propose the…