Inflation of close to 4% YoY in June is primarily down to the low reference base in 2020, the year the coronavirus arrived, according to an expert. SEB economic analyst Mihkel Nestor said: “The growth in consumer prices clearly reflects the recovery of the economy from the coronavirus crisis.” The consumer price index (CPI) increased…
In Kyrgyzstan, retail prices for cement in June amounted on average to KGS 355.1 per 50 kg and increased by 13% in comparison with May. The National Statistics Committee of the republic reported that prices for bricks amounted to KGS 7,840.8 per 1,000 pieces and increased by 5%. Meanwhile, maximum retail prices for cement were…
Employers in Latvia will have the right to end working relationship with employees without the digital Covid-19 certificate until September 15, the Latvian government has decided and agreed on a list of sectors, where vaccination against the deadly disease will be mandatory. On July 6, the Latvian government agreed on principles that would be set…
As the costs of construction go up, it gives the state’s coffers a significant blow. Mayor of Tallinn Mihhail Kolvart (Center) notes that the public sector could cool the market and delay a few investments. Pootsman, one of the most fascinating residents of Tallinn Zoo, is currently in Slovenia attempting to seduce local tiger girl…
With vaccination pace slowing down in Lithuania, unused vaccines are filling up available storage. Freezers at the Health Ministry’s Health Emergency Situations Center are already full, which is becoming a problem, a ministry adviser says. “Some vaccines need to be stored at very low temperatures, minus 20 to minus 70 degrees. All places at our…
The Tax Service reminds Kyrgyzstanis about the approaching deadlines for paying taxes on motor vehicles, real property and land. Until September 1, citizens must pay tax on property of the fourth group (motor vehicles) and until September 2 – the tax on residential buildings, apartments (not used for entrepreneurial activity) and land tax (for adjoining,…
The consumer price index in June increased by 1.2% MoM and by 3.8% YoY, data from Statistics Estonia showed. Goods were 3.1% and services 5% more expensive than in June last year. Viktoria Trasanov, an analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that compared to June 2020, the consumer price index was again influenced the most by…