The volume of retail trade turnover in the country as a whole amounted to 356 billion soms in 2020, having decreased by almost 19% YoY. The National Statistical Committee of Kyrgyzstan provided such data. Food products accounted for more than 56% in the total volume of retail trade turnover. Their sales volume exceeded 200 billion…
Some 44,106 construction companies were registered in Uzbekistan as of the beginning of August. More than 4,000 new construction organizations opened throughout the country in January-June. The information was unveiled by the country’s statistical committee. (Uzreport/Business World Magazine)
The Ministry of Energy has approved a new monthly coal accumulation schedule for thermal power plants (TPPs) and combined heat and power (CHP) plants, increasing the planned accumulation indicators by the start of the heating season more than two-fold, to 3,046,400 tons of coal. “According to the new document, 3,046,400 tons of coal should be…
The Ukrainian low-cost carrier SkyUp Airlines will start operating flights on the Kyiv-Salzburg (Austria)-Kyiv route in December , the airline’s press service reports. In particular, the start of Kyiv-Salzburg-Kyiv flights is scheduled for December 26. In January 2020, SkyUp will first fly on Sundays, and from January 15, 2022 – on Saturdays. (Ukrinform/Business World Magazine)
Unemployment rate in Latvia constituted 7.9% in Q2. Compared to the previous quarter, the unemployment rate decreased by 0.2% and over the year – by 0.7%. In Q2, there were 73.4 thousand unemployed persons aged 15 to 74, down by 10.1 thousand YoY and by 1.3 thousand QoQ. In Q1, the unemployment rate in Latvia…
Riga municipality’s public transport company SIA Rigas satiksme concluded the first half-year of 2021 with profits of EUR 172,000, as confirmed by the company. At the same time, the epidemiological restrictions imposed during Covid-19 pandemic have considerably reduced the company’s revenue from passenger transportation services, which have reduced by 29.2% YoY. Revenue from parking services…
The labor shortage is keeping wage growth fast and the average gross salary will increase by 6% this year, Swedbank senior economist Liis Elmik has said. Data from Statistics Estonia released on August 16 showed that unemployment decreased from 7.1% in the first quarter to 6.9% in the second quarter. There were 2,000 fewer jobseekers…