The size of the budget for Estonia’s central bank for 2017 is 22.7 million euros, up approximately by 800,000 euros or by 4.3% YoY. “Leaving aside cash-related costs, which are very different in different years, the budget of the central bank will increase by 0.77 million euros or approximately 4.3% compared to 2016”, the Bank…
Healthcare costs have increased by 397 million euros at current prices over the 2009-2015 period, 98 million euros of which fell into 2015, according to the National Institute for Health Development’s (TAI) newly-pubished analysis “Estonian healthcare costs 2015”. In 2015 state health insurance, i.e. the Estonian Healthcare Insurance Fund (EHIF), accounted for 64.8%, household co-financing…
Kumtor got all necessary permits and approvals for its 2017 mine plan, Centerra Gold Inc. reported. As noted, the approvals and permits are valid for the full year. Kumtor has received the industrial safety and subsoil expertise (approval) from the Kyrgyz Republic State Committee for Industry, Energy and Subsoil Use for its special mine plan,…
In 2016 Ukraine reduced imports of natural gas by 32.7% YoY (by 5.376 billion cubic meters), to 11.078 billion cubic meters, according to PJSC Ukrtransgaz. In December 2016 gas imports amounted to 1.659 billion cubic meters, up 3.7 times YoY (444 million cubic meters). Imports from Slovakia last month amounted to 1.303 billion cubic meters,…
Georgia’s real GDP expanded by 2% in November 2016, after a 1.3% growth in October, according to the preliminary data released by the State Statistics Office. Economy grew by 2.4% in the first eleven months of 2016, according to Geostat’s preliminary data. The 2016 economic growth forecast was reduced from 3% to 2.7% as a…
As of December 1, 2016 Belarus’ external state debt totaled $13.5 billion, up by $1.071 billion or by 8.6% since the beginning of the year (taking into account differences in currency exchange rates), representatives of the Belarusian Finance Ministry reportged. In January-November 2016 the external state borrowings totaled $1.76 billion, including $800 million borrowed from…
Belarus may start selling beef to China in Q1 2017, Belarusian Agriculture and Food Minister Leonid Zayats reported. The official noted that four Belarusian meat-processing companies had been reviewed and certified by Chinese experts. Another nine are willing to go through the same procedure. The Chinese side spoke in glowing terms about industrial standards of…