In Latvia, every citizen and permanent resident has to have the right to open a bank account, otherwise one of a person’s democratic freedoms is not respected, says Saeima opposition legislator Janis Urbanovics. According to him, since the Latvian financial sector control institutions and procedures have experienced a far-reaching reform to phase out money laundering…
Population will be uninterruptedly provided with electricity during the heating season, the Minister of Energy and Industry of Kyrgyzstan Doskul Bekmurzaev has said at a round table. According to him, every effort is being made to ensure a stable supply of electricity to the population in the autumn-winter period and to prevent emergency blackouts. “Kyrgyzstanis…
Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air will resume regular flights from Kutaisi International Airport to Krakow from September 28. Wizz Air will operate flights between Krakow and Kutaisi twice a week. In total, Wizz Air will operate flights to 14 destinations in nine countries 24 times a week. “Since the resumption of regular flights, Wizz Air…
In January-July, Ukraine’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 2.1% YoY, according to data provided by the Ministry of Economy. The consolidated index of production grew by 1.3% (against a 1% increase in January-June 2021 and a 6.6% decline in January-June 2020). Ukraine’s GDP rose by 2.1% in January-July, compared with a 1.7% growth in…
In January-July, compared to the same period in 2020, Ukraine’s imports of goods increased by 28.6%, to $37.24 billion, and exports – by 33.4%, to $35.51 billion, according to the State Statistics Service. Exports of goods from Ukraine amounted to $35.51 billion, up by 33.4%. Imports of goods to Ukraine over the reporting period amounted…
Average monthly nominal earnings in Georgia increased by 177.9 GEL (+15.5%) in the second quarter of 2021 compared to the same quarter of the previous year and amounted to 1,328 GEL (about $428.39 or EUR 362.20), the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) reported. The highest monthly earnings were observed in the following fields: financial…
The growing economy and high level of collected taxes are due to work carried out by the previous government, former finance minister and chairman of EKRE Martin Helme claims. Speaking on ETV’s “Esimene stuudio”, Helme, who was finance minister in the Center/Isamaa/EKRE government in 2019-2021, said: “Now it can be seen that the decisions we…