Ukraine: Kyivenergo asks NCER to compensate for UAH 26.4 million for stable power supply provision during Eurovision

The public joint-stock company Kyivenergo has asked the National Commission for Energy, Housing and Utilities Services Regulation (NCER) to review the investment program of the company for 2017 and add UAH 26.4 million (VAT included) spent on the provision of stable power supply to the Eurovision 2017 contest facilities. According to the company, all steps…

Latvia: potential of business service centers remains unexplored

The role of international business service centers keeps increasing in the global economy. In Latvia, however, their potential remains largely unexplored, says New Hanza City project’s developer Pillar representative Guntars Cauna. Business centers’ specifics are dictated by their functions, says Cauna. The most common functions are accounting or wage management, data processing and functions that…

Azerbaijan: non-oil economy growing

Azerbaijan’s GDP volume reached 25.34 billion manats in January-May, down by 0.9% YoY, according to a report of the country’s State Statistics Committee. GDP volume per capita reached 2610,3 manats. Meanwhile, the volume of Azerbaijan’s non-oil GDP rose by 2.3% in January-May as compared to the same period of 2016. The volume of Azerbaijan’s GDP…