Verkhovna Rada Human Rights Commissioner Liudmyla Denisova has called on the international community to condemn a decree by the Russian president Vladimir Pootin to provide “humanitarian support” to the population of certain districts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The commissioner calls on the international community to condemn decree No. 657 issued by the Russian president…
Belarusian fertilizers make up a bulk of business for Lithuanian transportation and stevedoring firms, but as US sanctions come into effect next month, it is still unclear how they will cope with the loss of revenue. Last August, the United States introduced sanctions on Belaruskali, the Belarusian state-owned firm, one of the world’s largest producers…
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili says that 300,000 Georgians fit to work are dependent on state social assistance, even though the government is able to create jobs for them and ensure stable income in the long run. Garibashvili also stated that existing drug policy in Georgia was “too liberal” and that the government had plans…
The finance committee of the Riigikogu reviewed the amendments to the draft state budget for 2022 received for the third reading on November 23 and sent the draft to the third reading. The parliamentary groups of the Riigikogu submitted 44 amendments to the budget, which were not supported because the sources of coverage were not…
The National Bank of Kyrgyzstan intervened in the foreign exchange market for the second time in a month. It turned out to be the largest intervention since the beginning of the year. A total of $5.5 million were sold with settlements on the date of the transaction and $64.8 million – with settlements different from…
Ukrainian farmers this year received UAH 36.7 billion worth of loans on favorable terms, with more than UAH 31 billion allocated to farmers under the program “Affordable Loans 5-7-9%”, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Roman Leshchenko said on Facebook. “However, small farmers did not always have access to such financing. To make…
Ukrainian diplomats have presented the export potential of Ukraine to Algerian entrepreneurs. The Embassy of Ukraine in Algeria reported this following the round table meeting “Export potential and investment opportunities of the Ukrainian-Algerian partnership”. The participants in the business forum from the Algerian side included the leaders and owners of about 20 leading companies from…