The head of the National Bank of Kyrgyzstan, Tolkunbek Abdygulov, is resigning. It is expected that he will officially announce his decision at a meeting of the Committee on Economic and Fiscal Policy. The press service of the National Bank does not comment on the resignation. The official representative of the National Bank of the…
Uzbekistan’s Energy Ministry and the Uzatom Agency have reached an agreement with the Hungarian delegation on sending Uzbek specialists to the construction sites of the PAKS-2 nuclear power plant NPP. The parties came to a mutual opinion that detailed monitoring of the work at the NPP in Hungary would be very useful for Uzbek specialists.…
Georgia imported 17,400 tons of onions worth $5.3 million from January trough July, the National Statistical Office of Georgia reported. Most of the imports during this period fell on Turkey – 14,500 tons of onions for $4.4 million. Georgia has reduced imports of onions by 14.7% (20,4 00 tons for $6.7 million). (Trend/Business World Magazine)
In the second quarter of 2021, the number of employed people aged 15-70 increased by 2.6% QoQ, to 15.8 million people, according to the press service of the Ministry of Economy. “According to the results of the second quarter of 2021, there is a positive dynamics in the labor market. Thus, according to the State…
The state-owned Antonov Company will build three An-178 aircraft, ordered by the Defense Ministry, without Russian components, Director General of the State Concern Ukroboronprom Yuriy Husev has said. “Complete elimination of dependence on the supply of components from the Russian Federation is among the main priorities. The contract for the construction of three An-178 aircraft,…
Commercial banks in Georgia lent 40.07 billion GEL and received deposits of 35.41 billion GEL in August, the latest data by the National Bank of Georgia (NBG) showed. The amount of deposits increased by 0.82% MoM, while loans by 1.21%. Last month, the sum of term deposits (deposits made for a predetermined period of time)…
Lithuania’s central bank has decreased its projections for GDP growth in Lithuania next year, citing sanctions against Belarus and decreased consumer spending. The economy is projected to grow by 4.9% in 2021 and by 3.5% in 2022. In June, Lithuanian Bank (Lietuvos Bankas) said the economy would grow by 5.1% in 2021 and by 4.1%…