The implementation of the Sustainable Development Doctrine will allow Ukraine to achieve the level of Western countries by 2030 and ensure an annual growth of 10%, Ukrainian parliamentarian Serhiy Taruta said while presenting the publication titled “Ukraine 2030: The Doctrine of Sustainable Development.” The parliamentarian who is the author of the idea of writing the…
The average price for agricultural products set by Ukraine’s farmers in January-April increased by 11% YoY, the State Statistics Service reports. Prices for plant products in the reporting period rose by 8.5%, while those of livestock products went up by 23.4%, according to the report. In April against March, agricultural products grew in price by…
The European Union-funded project, Technical Assistance to Support Pension Reform in Tajikistan, was launched in Dushanbe. According to the European Union Delegation to Tajikistan, the project will run for over three years (until January 2020) and will provide support to the Agency for Social Insurance and Pensions (ASIP) in the areas of Information and Communications…
Retail trade in Ukraine in January-Apri posted a 5.8% increase YoY, according to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine. The highest increase in retail trade was recorded in Kirovohrad, Lviv, Poltava, Odessa, and Zhytomyr regions. In particular, Kirovohrad region saw a 9.3% increase, Lviv region boosted retail trade by 9.2%. Retail growth in Poltava region…
The territory of Dushanbe will be extended from the current 12,700 hectares to 25,000 hectares by 2040 at the expense of territories of Varzob, Hisor and Roudaki districts. Government’s decree approving the Dushanbe municipal redevelopment plan was reportedly signed on April 28. Dushanbe’s population is expected to reach 936,000 by 2025 and 1.176 million by…
Uzbekistan’s state power company Uzbekenergo and Turkmenistan’s Ministry of Energy signed a memorandum envisioning cooperation in the transit of electricity from Turkmenistan to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan through Uzbekistan’s power grid. The memorandum was signed during Uzbek president’s working visit to Turkmenistan. Under the terms of the memorandum, Turkmenistan will deliver electricity to Uzbekistan in exchange…
The State Committee for Industry, Energy and Subsoil Use of the Kyrgyz Republic announced a tender for the right to build small hydro power plants. Legal entities of Kyrgyzstan, as well as foreign legal entities can participate in the tender. In case a foreign legal entity is chosen the winner of the tender (prior to…