Deputy Chairman of the State Fiscal Service (SFS) of Ukraine Yevhen Bambizov says the agency, due to the lack of effective mechanisms to influence debtors to recover tax debt that exceeds UAH 107 billion ($4 billion), insists on expanding its powers. “Tax debt accounts for 10% of the state budget revenue for the current year.…
In January-March, UAH 59.9 billion were transferred to local budgets, up by 17.6% YoY, according to the State Fiscal Service. The State Fiscal Service also noted that UAH 19.5 billion were transferred to local budgets in March, up by 8% or by UAH 1.5 billion YoY. Also, in January-March, tax and personal income tax contributions…
Starting from July 2, Luminor bank will begin applying restrictions to payments made using code cards or GO3 code generators. “Because code cards will remain valid until September 10, clients will be able to gradually adapt to more secure authentication tools. Changes are planned because of stricter EU requirements towards clients’ digital authentication to increase…
Significant increase in the production of honey has been observed in Azerbaijan since the Agriculture Ministry granted subsidies to Azerbaijani beekeepers, Head of the Azerbaijan Beekeepers Association Badraddin Hasratov declared. He said that there had been an increase in the number of apiaries among amateur beekeepers. For this year, it is planned to increase production…
Asian Development Bank (ADB) forecasts Kazakhstan’s economic growth to slowdown in 2019 and 2020, reflecting lower oil prices and reduced growth in China and Russia. “Aside from oil revenues, public investment is expected to become a key source of economic growth in the coming years,” reads the latest ADB outlook. The bank expects the growth…
Ukraine has increased the export of berries almost 5-fold over the past four years: from 4.5 thousand tons to 23.5 thousand tons, the Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry’s press service reported. “Ukrainian fresh berries are exported to Belarus, Poland, Moldova, the UK and the Netherlands. The EU countries have become the largest consumers of frozen…
Ukrainians more actively used smartphones to pay bills and handle other financial transactions in the past year: the number of payments with mobile apps grew by 50%. PrivatBank’s press service reported that the number of transactions via the Privat24 mobile app increased from 8.9 million in March 2018 and to more than 15.8 million in…