Ukraine has every opportunity to get energy independence in five years, Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman has said. “If all of us work in unison, in five years we will be able to abandon purchasing gas,” he declared. The prime minister stressed that for many years Ukraine had been preserving its capabilities and gas…
The Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) held a deposit auction on July 1, where it attracted 100 million manats from Azerbaijani banks. The bank noted that the demand at the auction amounted to 701.5 million manats. The funds are placed for a period of 14 days with a yield of 6.51%. The auction was held…
A special Lithuanian governmental commission gave the same verdict that Revolut’s activities did not run counter to the country’s national interests after completing its third review of the UK-based fintech start-up. The commission that vets transactions by strategic enterprises took the decision on June 25. Revolut Bank plans to start operating as a specialized bank…
At least 1.5 billion soms are provided in the budget of Kyrgyzstan for construction and overhaul of social and cultural facilities, the State Secretary of the State Agency of Architecture, Construction, Housing and Communal Services under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic Samat Borubaev announced at a press conference. According to him, the main area…
In May the average nominal salary amounted to UAH 10,239, which was 2.5 times higher than the minimum wage, according to the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade. “The salary grew by almost 17.4% YoY,” the ministry wrote on its Facebook page. The ministry also noted that the highest average monthly salaries were recorded in…
In January-May Ukraine shipped 4.6 million tons of wheat to foreign markets valued at $974 million, reported the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine. Also, in the reporting period Ukraine supplied 373 thousand tons of barley to foreign markets for $77 million and 81 thousand tons of rye for $1.2 million. According to the State Fiscal…
Compared to April, the level of construction costs in Latvia grew by 0.6% in May. Labor remuneration of workers increased by 1.7%, prices of building materials by 0.5%, and maintenance and operational costs of machinery and equipment by 0.1%. In May, the average level of construction costs was affected the most by the increase in…