Kazakhstan: international air service to be resumed partially

Kazakhstan will resume international air service to Turkey, China, South Korea, Thailand, Georgia and Japan, the Industry and Infrastructure Development Ministry’s press service reports. In accordance with the decision of the interdepartmental commission for prevention of coronavirus spread in Kazakhstan as of June 11, taking into account recommendation of the Kazakh Healthcare Ministry and WHO…

Ukraine: privatization on hold until quarantine lifted

Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko says Ukraine has suspended its large-scale privatization campaign in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) quarantine. “Funds from privatization are practically not earmarked in the national budget. By changing the budget, we have reduced the amount of revenue from privatization as much as possible, sending a signal to all investors that…

Latvia: OECD predicts 8.1% GDP decline in 2020

The latest outlook of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), published on June 10, predicts an 8.1% GDP decline for Latvia. At the same time, according to OECD’s latest estimates, next year Latvia’s economy will increase by 6.3%. In previous outlooks, published in November 2019, OECD estimated Latvia’s GDP might grow by 2.3%…