The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic resumed sale of numismatic values and gold weighted bullion bars, as well as the exchange of shabby banknotes from August 16. The decision was made in connection with putting into circulation a new collectible coin “Independent Kyrgyz Republic – 30 years old”. Collectible coins are sold at the…
Uzbekistan, over the past seven months of this year, sold 224 kg of silver through the Uzbek Republican Commodity Exchange. The exchange also noted the expansion of entrepreneurs’ access to such goods as polyvinyl chloride, formalin, ethyl alcohol, oil and gas condensate. Some 797.3 thousand decaliters of ethyl alcohol, 12.6 thousand tons of polyvinyl chloride,…
Georgia intends to increase almond production at least 16-fold in the next 7 years, Almond and Walnut Producers Association (AWPA) reports. According to the AWPA, the harvest of almonds from the currently operating orchards is projected at 14,000 tons (in shell) in 2027. This is a significant increase when compared to about 900 tons in…
The expected growth of retail trade turnover of Turkmenistan will be 17.5% from January through July compared to the same period in 2020. It is expected that in the reporting period, the volume of manufactured products in the country will be higher by 5.2%. Also, the plan for the revenue part of country’s state budget…
The number of unemployed persons declined in the second quarter and is moving now towards the pre-crisis level, state agency Statistics Estonia says. There were 47,300 unemployed persons, 1,500 less than in the first quarter of 2021 and 1,700 less than in the second quarter of 2020. Over half of the unemployed people had been…
Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal assures that the land market continues to function in a routine mode, smoothly and without conflicts. The number of registered transactions exceeded 6,500. “Everyone can exercise the right to freely dispose of land, and the growing number of transactions proves that the market is efficient, transparent and operates for…
Fitch Ratings international rating agency has affirmed the credit rating of Ukrzaliznytsia JSC (Ukrainian railways) at B and improved the rating outlook from stable to positive. The improvement of Ukrzaliznytsia’s credit rating forecast became possible after the forecast of Ukraine’s sovereign rating was changed from “Stable” to “Positive.” “One of the priority tasks is to…