As of November 26, Ukrainian farmers harvested more than 10.5 million tons of sugar beets. According to the Information and Analytical Portal of the agro-industrial complex of Ukraine, sugar beets were harvested from the area of 222.7 thousand hectares (98% in Ukraine), more than 10.5 million tons of sweet roots were harvested with the average…
On November 25, the Operational Management Group (OVG) reached a conceptual agreement to permit Christmas markets in spite of Covid-19 pandemic in Latvia, as confirmed by the Ministry of Economics. Although discussions between the Ministry of Economics and Ministry of Health continue on this topic, it is clear Christmas markets will be allowed to work…
The three western Georgian cities of Kutaisi, Poti and Zugdidi will receive 30,000 euros each to develop a cultural development strategy with grants form EU4Culture. The Georgian cities were selected among a total of 14 non-capital cities and towns from five Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. At a final stage,…
Average monthly gross wages rose by 7.8% YoY in the third quarter of 2021, state agency Statistics Estonia reported, to EUR 1,553. Statistics Estonia analyst Argo Tarkiainen said that the growth had returned to pre-pandemic levels. He said: “Whereas last year the growth in wages and salaries was slower, this year it is once again…
Inflation in Kyrgyzstan will reach 9.8% at the end of 2021. The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) made such a forecast. Pro-inflationary factors that appeared in mid-autumn would exert additional upward pressure on domestic prices in the Kyrgyz Republic in the remainder of 2021 and at the beginning of 2022. Higher-than-expected global growth of prices for…
In January-September, the trade turnover of agricultural goods between Ukraine and the European Union grew by 20% YoY, to $8.4 billion, declared the senior research associate of agricultural production economy and international integration department of the National scientific center “Institute of Agrarian Economics”, Bogdan Dukhnitskiy. In the reporting period, the Ukraine’s surplus increased to $2.4…