As of November 1, ten banks provided loans for a total sum of UAH 6.5 billion under state guarantees on a portfolio basis, the Finance Ministry’s press service reported. “As part of the support for micro-, small- and medium-sized businesses in Ukraine through the instrument of state guarantees on a portfolio basis, as of November…
Georgia ranks 29th of 194 counties in a Business Bribery Risk Index 2021, while in 2020 the country ranked 28th in the list, Trace International reported. The country risk score is calculated based on four domains: business interactions with government, anti-bribery deterrence and enforcement, government and civil service transparency and capacity for civil society oversight…
The Lithuanian Environment Ministry proposes to scrap the existing one-off vehicle registration levy and instead introduce an annual car pollution tax. The Environment Ministry says 54% of car owners in the country will have to pay up to 100 euros in the annual pollution tax that will be phased in until 2025. The ministry earlier…
In January-October, freight volume handled in the Port of Liepaja rose by 9.2% YoY, to 5.79 million tons. In the reporting period, handling of grain and cereal products rose by 2.6%, to 2.24 million tons, handling of anthracite – sank by 88.5%, to 28,800 tons, handling of building materials declined by 1%, to 637,900 tons,…
The volume of gross foreign exchange reserves of Uzbekistan amounted to $35.21 billion on November 1, increasing by $797.1 million MoM, the Central Bank reported. Last month, the physical volume of gold in reserves fell by 0.2 million troy ounces (about 5.7 tons), to 12.1 million troy ounces (about 376.3 tons) for the first time…
Ukraine’s Energy Minister German Galushchenko has met with Moldova’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development Andrei Spinu to discuss the synchronization of the two countries’ power systems with the European network ENTSO-E, the Ukrainian Energy Ministry’s press service has reported. According to the report, the parties agreed on the process of…