In February, the Ukrainian State Air Traffic Services Enterprise (UkSATSE) provided air navigation services to 8,758 flights, UkSATSE wrote on Facebook. Air traffic distribution by flight types in February was as follows: 1,416 domestic flights (down by 25% YoY), 4,076 international flights (-61.3%) and 3,266 transit flights (-56.8%). Ukrainian airlines performed 2,975 flights (-51.7%) and…
Azerbaijan and Tajikistan have discussed prospects of cooperation in tourism. The number of Tajik citizens visiting Azerbaijan increased by 50% and reached 3,500 in 2019. The Chairman of the State Tourism Agency Fuad Naghiyev stressed that the figures didn’t fully reflect the potential of tourism cooperation between the two countries. He emphasized the need to…
Uzbekistan will allocate $50 million to Kyrgyzstan for implementation of various economic projects. This was announced at the meeting of the Committee on Economic and Fiscal Policy. The members approved ratification of the agreement on establishment of the Kyrgyz-Uzbek Development Fund. According to it, Uzbekistan will allocate funds to Kyrgyzstan. A board will be created,…
Compared to February 2020 the average level of consumer prices decreased by 0.2% in February 2021. Prices of goods fell by 0.7%, while prices of services rose by 0.9%. Compared to February 2020, in February 2021 the average level of consumer prices was mainly influenced by the drop in prices of goods and services related…
Minister of Finance Keit Pentus-Rosimannus (Reform) has announced that the government is planning to create a supplementary budget that will among other things extend payouts of wage support and sick leave compensation. The finance minister has previously said the government prefers using the Unemployment Insurance Fund, the government’s reserves, EU crisis support funds, Enterprise Estonia…
The Ukrainian low-cost carrier SkyUp launches flights to Serbia in March, according to the company’s press service. “We will fly on the route Kyiv-Belgrade-Kyiv twice a week: on Tuesdays and Fridays,” reads the report. The first flight is scheduled for March 30. The cost of a one-way flight starts from UAH 1,395 without luggage. (Ukrinform/Business…
Ukraine’s gross public and publicly guaranteed debt in hryvnias is UAH 2.558 trillion, or more than $90 billion, and this amount is acceptable and has been agreed with all ministries and international partners, according to Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal. He said this during a question-and-answer session in parliament. “As of late January, the amount of…