As of September 1, the assets of all banks in Uzbekistan amounted to $37.6 billion, up by 22.5% YoY, according to the Bank Activity Index released by the Center for Economic Research and Reforms of Uzbekistan (CERR). The liabilities of banks also increased by 24%, to $31.6 billion. Total capital stood at $6.1 billion, up…
Lithuania plans to have direct passenger flights between the country and Kazakhstan from next year, according to a press release by the Transport and Communications Ministry. “As we are arranging and complementing the map of flights from Lithuania, Kazakhstan is among our most important destinations in Asia due to its economic relations with Lithuania,” Transport…
Land acquisition for Rail Baltic is five years behind schedule, a new report by the National Audit Office (NAO) shows. So far, only a quarter of the land needed has been purchased by the state. Only 6% of land has been acquired in Harju County, the most populated. The report said this was “worrying” in…
At least 30 new Isuzu buses will start serving the routes in Bishkek on October 18, Maksat Nusuvaliev, head of the City Transport Department of the capital’s City Hall has reported. He reminded that on May 11 a memorandum was signed with Eco Passenger Transportation LLC on the supply of 1,000 buses in 2021-2023 on…
Russia’s gas monopoly Gazprom reduced natural gas transit through the Ukrainian gas transmission system three times this year, according to Sergiy Makogon, CEO of the Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine (GTSOU). “Gazprom reduced transit via Ukraine three times in 2021. On January 1, it was reduced from 186 million cubic meters per day to…
The Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal and the Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic Eduard Heger discussed topical issues of bilateral relations. The meeting took place on October 13 as part of a working visit to Malmo, Kingdom of Sweden. Denys Shmyhal noted that Ukraine highly appreciated the support provided by Slovakia in terms…
On October 14, Minister of Finances Janis Reirs submitted the state budget for 2022 to the Saeima to commence its review and approval process, as confirmed by the ministry. The delivery of the budget from the Ministry of Finances to the Saeima is a tradition that started in 1997 by the then Minister of Finances…