The only shareholder of Alfa-Bank (Kyiv), ABH Ukraine, on October 2 and October 3 issued two tranches of eurobonds for a total of $100 million, according to a press release from the financial institution. According to the document, the securities were issued under the Reg S rule (for non-U.S. investors) with a maturity date on…
Ukraine reduced imports of natural gas from Slovakia in early October compared to the average daily volumes in the end of the previous month, according to Slovakia’s gas operator Eustream. In particular, as of October 1, the import of natural gas from Slovakia, which accounts for about 80% of Ukraine’s hydrocarbon imports from the EU,…
Some 3,000 people need to amend their 2016 tax returns in connection to income received in another country, while another 1,157 who have earned such income have yet to file a tax return. “Information exchanges with other European countries are getting better and better, which is why we have more information about Estonian taxpayers who…
Chinese investors intend to build a noodle factory in Kazakhstan. Most likely, it will be erected in the food belt of Astana. The project cost approximates $47 million. The factory’s capacity will be 700 MT of noodle a day with a prospective expansion to 1000 MT. With regard to the grain quality, the Kazakh vice-minister…
The trade and economic partnership was the central theme of the Turkmen-Russian summit talks in Ashgabat. “The parties noted its progressive and stable nature. Despite the objective difficulties associated with the situation in the global economy, Russia continues to be one of Turkmenistan’s largest trading partners,” says the report. Visits of the Turkmen delegations of…
Linda Line, which operates the high-speed catamaran Karolin connecting Tallinn and Helsinki, has canceled all of its October 3 departures due to poor sea conditions on the Gulf of Finland. Linda Line, which operates under the Linda Line Express brand, has a policy of canceling departures due to conditions involving wind speeds in excess of…
Azerbaijan’s Financial Market Supervisory Authority is studying the possibility of local banks’ merger, according to the monitoring report on the implementation of measures reflected in the Strategic Roadmap for the Development of Financial Services. The possibility of further capitalization of the banks is also being considered, according to the report. The Financial Market Supervisory Authority…