The Estonian units of SEB ended the first half of 2021 with a profit of EUR 50.7 million, up by 23.3% YoY. Compared to the first half of 2020, the bank’s revenues increased by 0.4%, to EUR 85.6 million, while expenses declined by 5%, to EUR 28.9 million. SEB’s loan portfolio increased by 2.4% in…
From June 2020 to June 2021, only millet prices decreased among grocery products in Ukraine – by 15.6%, to UAH 17.69 per kg, the State Statistics Service reported. Since June 2020, buckwheat has risen in price by 13.7%, to UAH 42.01 per kg on average; rice by 15.5%, to UAH 27.23 per kg, semolina –…
From June 2020 to June 2021, beer, wine, vodka and cigarettes in Ukraine grew in price, according to the State Statistics Service. Over the reporting period, the average price of domestic beer grew by 5.7% (up to UAH 18.59 per 0.5 liter); table wine – by 3.2% (up UAH to 69.24 per 0.75 liter) and…
A loan agreement was signed between Kyrgyzstan and the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Cooperation on the project for reconstruction of Issyk-Kul ring road at Korumdu – Balbai section, the Ministry of Economy and Finance reported. 80.5 kilometers of the road will be repaired for $28.9 million. The project will ensure improvement of road communication…
The Latvian Justice Ministry has evaluated the government’s plan to require workers in a number of sectors to be able to present the digital Covid-19 certificate and found that it would not contradict the Latvian Constitution. On July 14, the Cabinet of Ministers planned to discuss amendments to the Law on the Management of the…
The state is looking at replacing a catamaran ferry, which connects the small island of Ruhnu with the Estonian mainland, but which has been prone to technical issues, most recently this week and largely due to its intense schedule. The procurement process would take three or more years and will see the vessel, called the…
Uzbekistan aims to increase volume of digital economy services to $1.5 billion, and export of computer software to $40 million, president Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s press office has reported. Mirziyoyev, addressing a videoconference on July 13, said that digitalization in several industries was still lagging behind. “The work done in recent years has really yielded results, services…