The Board of the National Bank of Kyrgyzstan has lowered the discount rate to 4.25%, the Chairman of the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic Tolkunbek Abdygulov reported. According to him, the price dynamics remains low. As of May 17, inflation in annual terms was 0.3%. The decline in food prices slowed down and approached…
The economic activity index of Armenia grew by 7% in January-April against the same period of 2018, while only in April the growth amounted to 9.2% against last April, the National Statistical Service reported. Industrial output of the period rose by 4.5%, and in April by 13.2%. Construction grew by 8% in January-April, and by…
A direct flight between Azerbaijan and Pakistan is scheduled to operate soon. Pakistani Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan made the statement during a meeting with Ali Alizada, Azerbaijan’s Ambassador to Pakistan. Both parties agreed on developing strong relations in the field of aviation. They noted that recent years had witnessed a growing number of Pakistanis…
The growth of capital investments in Ukraine made up 21.7% in the first quarter of 2019, according to data provided by the State Statistics Service of Ukraine. In particular, Ukraine received UAH 108.3 billion in capital investments in January-March, up by 21.7% YoY. The largest investments in the first quarter were made in the country’s…
In January-April, Ukrainian enterprises completed construction works worth UAH 38.566 billion, and the index of construction in relation to the relevant period in 2018 amounted to 28.1%, Deputy Minister of Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Utilities Lev Partskhaladze wrote on his Facebook page. “In 2019, construction volumes continue growing. In the first four months of…
Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan will resume charter flights on the route Tashkent-Tamchy (Issyk-Kul). Inspiro Travel (Kyrgyzstan) and Asia Lux Travel, together with Uzbekistan Airways, intend to resume charter flights on the Tashkent-Tamchy route (Issyk-Kul) for the summer tourist season 2019, from June 27 to September 6. Flights on the route Tashkent-Tamchy-Tashkent will be operated once a…
Azerbaijan exported 7,060 tons of hazelnuts worth $38.37 million in the first quarter of 2019. Compared to the same period last year, exports in quantitative terms increased by 57.3%, and in value – by 61.8%. The major importers of local hazelnut were Russia, Italy and Germany. In particular, in January-March as many as 3,213 tons…