Ukraine: retail trade up in January 2017

In January retail trade turnover in Ukraine increased by 3% YoY, the Ukrainian State Statistics Service reports. “In January retail trade turnover increased by 3.1% YoY, but dropped by 16.4% MoM,” the report states. The highest increase in retail trade turnover was recorded in Sumy region (9.7%), Kirovohrad region (8.6%), Vinnytsia region (7.7%), the city…

Tajikistan: Somon Air sales manager fired

Following internal examination of the situation that led to the breakdown of the first regular flight between Dushanbe and Tashkent, the Somon Air sales manager Alisher Rustamov and other persons responsible for the breakdown of the flight have been fired and Somon Air has offered official apologies to Uzbek partners. An official statement released by…

Kyrgyzstan: government to finance start-ups

The government of Kyrgyzstan is developing a roadmap for business support. Possibility of start-ups financing is considered within the program, Deputy Economy Minister Daniyar Imanaliev announced. According to him, the program provides for the creation of additional financial instruments, in order for the businessmen to receive more support. In addition, the government is going to…