In February the production output of industrial enterprises increased by 4% YoY. While production increased in the manufacturing and mining sectors, it decreased in the energy sector, Statistics Estonia reported. The total manufacturing production in February was 7% higher than in the corresponding month of 2018. Over a half of the branches of industry exceeded…
At least 25 private companies sell electricity in Kyrgyzstan, the State Agency for Regulation of Fuel and Energy Complex and Subsoil Use reported. An average set tariff is 181.6 tyiyns per kilowatt-hour. On average, private companies buy electricity from Electric Stations OJSC at 101.43 tyiyns per kilowatt-hour. The tariff for non-domestic consumers is 223.54 tyiyns,…
The Deposit Guarantee Fund of Ukraine has extended the terms of liquidation of two banks – PJSC Profin Bank and JSB Ukoopspilka, the Fund’s press service reports. “The Executive Directorate of the Deposit Guarantee Fund approved a decision dated March 25, No. 660, to extend the term of liquidation of JSB Ukoopspilka for one year,…
Kyiv-based Bogdan Corporation, one of Ukraine’s major motor vehicles manufacturers, has manufactured the first 18-meter bus body for electric buses of Bluebus, a French manufacturer of environment-friendly public transport vehicles, as part of a new contract signed earlier this year. “Partnership with European companies is an important vector of the corporation’s development, which seeks to…
Nine commercial banks of Uzbekistan have been suspended from participation in currency trading “due to systematic violations related to transactions on the currency exchange”, the Central Bank of Uzbekistan reported. Hamkorbank, Turkiston Bank, HayTek Bank, Universal Bank, Invest Finance Bank, Ipak Yuli Bank, Savdogarbank, Trust Bank and Asia Alliance Bank were among those removed. “Measures…
Compared to January, the level of construction costs in Latvia rose by 0.4% in February. Maintenance and operational costs of machinery and equipment increased by 0.8%, prices of building materials by 0.5%, while labor remuneration of workers decreased by 0.1%. In February, the average level of construction costs was mainly influenced by an increase in…
Al Hilal and Zaman-Bank are the two Islamic banks operating in Kazakhstan today. The latter received an official permit from the National Bank for voluntary reorganization into the Islamic Bank in 2016. In August 2017 the bank obtained its license and was renamed the JSC Islamic Bank “Zaman Bank”. In a year, the total share…