Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has announced that pensioners who are vaccinated against COVID-19 before January 1, 2022, will receive 200 GEL (about $63.29 or EUR 54.71) of pension bonuses. Garibashvili said that in order to encourage vaccination among the elderly, pensioners would receive 200-GEL bonuses after their first vaccine doses. The PM further revealed that…
Compared to October 2020, the average level of consumer prices increased by 6%. The greatest pressure on the average price level changes in October 2021 compared to October 2020 was put by the rise in prices of goods and services related to transport, goods and services related to housing, prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages,…
In January-September, Uzbekistan imported 331.6 thousand tons of potatoes from 13 countries for $38.8 million, the republic’s state statistics committee reported. Potato imports increased by 83.7 thousand tons compared to the same period last year. During the reporting period, Uzbekistan imported potatoes mainly from Iran (121.7 thousand tons), Kazakhstan (95.4 thousand tons), Pakistan (81 thousand…
Estonia’s poverty rate did not change in 2020, as the number of people who lived in absolute poverty or at risk of poverty declined by 0.1%, data from Statistics Estonia showed. The rate rose among single parents but fell among larger families. The data showed 2.2% of Estonia’s population lived in absolute poverty and 20.6%…
Ukraine received $4.8 billion in foreign direct investment in January-September, according to Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal. “Over the three quarters of 2021, the balance of foreign direct investment reached $4.8 billion, which is a record amount of foreign direct investment in the past years. For comparison, there was $3.7 billion in 2017, $4.5 billion in…
As of November 4, farmers of Poltava region harvested more than 975 thousand tons of sugar beets. According to the Department of Agricultural Development of Poltava Regional State Administration, the region finishes harvesting of sugar beets, which are harvested from the area of 23.3 thousand hectares, or 90% of the planned. 975.3 thousand tons of…
A declaration has been signed between the Georgian Economy Ministry and the German Development Bank (KfW) on the development of clean and renewable energy in Georgia. The study of green hydrogen potential begins in Georgia, the Economy Ministry reports. So-called green hydrogen is a “clean fuel”, which is produced by energy from the sun, water…