In January, the consumer price index, which expressed the change in the prices of consumer goods and services, rose by 0.2% YoY, state agency Statistics Estonia reported. In addition, goods were 0.8% cheaper than in January 2020, while services were 2% more expensive. Viktoria Trasanov, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that compared to January…
Implementation of Financing of Agriculture-9 project has started in Kyrgyzstan. The corresponding decision was signed by the Prime Minister Ulukbek Maripov. According to the press service of the government, the decision was made in order to successfully conduct spring fieldwork and timely finance agricultural entities. The target sectors within the project will be animal husbandry,…
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) decided to increase to EUR 200,000 the e-limit on some foreign exchange transactions by individuals to transfer funds abroad or into accounts that nonresident legal entities have opened in Ukraine. The ruling came into effect on February 5. “The NBU estimates that this easing measure will not disrupt the…
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal says that in order to accelerate economic growth, the Ukrainian government will continue to stimulate government programs aimed at facilitating access to financial resources. The prime minister stated this at a special gathering of business community “EBA Global Outlook 2021: the Year of Big Questions”, when asked how the government would…
Tajikistan plans to buy 250 million cubic meters of natural gas from Uzbekistan in 2021, Tajiktransgas Vice Chairman Shavkat Shoimov has announced. “The agreement on delivery of 250 million cubic meters of gas was concluded between Tajiktransgas and Uztransgas,” he said. This is 11% more than the volume of gas imported last year. Tajikistan increased…
Registered unemployment in Estonia increased to 8.3% in December 2020 with the largest rate of unemployment present in Ida-Viru County. The most common for unemployed persons registering with the Unemployment Insurance Fund (Tootukassa) last year was layoffs. In 2020, the fund registered a total of 110,942 unemployed people, up by 30.6% YoY. There were 87,877…
Number of regular flights from Bishkek to Moscow increases from one to three, the Russian Embassy in Kyrgyzstan has reported. In accordance with the agreement reached, the government of the Russian Federation decided to increase the frequency of flights between Russia and the Kyrgyz Republic from February 8, the diplomatic mission said. “Instead of one,…