Latvia: unemployment down in April 2021

At the end of April, the level of registered unemployment in Latvia was 7.9% of the economically active population, down by 0.3% MoM, according to information from the State Employment agency (NVA). At the end of April, there were 71,376 unemployed people registered with NVA, down by 2,856 people. The unemployment level declined the sharpest…

Estonia: tax revenue up in Q1 2021

Tax revenue grew by nearly 20% YoY in the first quarter of 2021, the Finance Ministry reports, and totaled EUR 1.77 billion, payable to the Tax and Customs Board (MTA). The tax take increased for three consecutive months, with growth gradually accelerating largely due to the low baseline in spring 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic…

Kyrgyzstan: Cabinet of Ministers suggests own variant to protect entrepreneurs

The Ministry of Economy and Finance of Kyrgyzstan offers its own variant of protection of entrepreneurs from unauthorized inspections and other pressure. The document was submitted for public discussion. It is specified that to date, 15,000 small and medium enterprises and about 400,000 individual entrepreneurs are engaged in business in the Kyrgyz Republic. “They regularly…