Ukraine is not considering the option of purchasing Russian natural gas and is not holding talks on this issue, Naftogaz CEO Yuriy Vitrenko has said. “We are not considering such an option at all, and we are not holding any talks about it. That’s where we have such a very clear position. In principle, we…
The average salary in Ukraine has hit a record high of UAH 14,300, but the government is trying to reach the European level of salaries in the country, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said. He announced this at a joint meeting of the presidium of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities under the President…
Due to events in the past two months, trade with Afghanistan and the transit of goods through this country have significantly decreased. The head of the Customs Service of Tajikistan, Khurshed Karimzoda, announced at a press conference. “While in January-February, up to 50 vehicles crossed the border every day, now there are 2-3 vehicles, sometimes…
In June, the unemployment level in Latvia was 8%, higher than the average in the European Union, according to data published by Eurostat. Unemployment among EU member states was higher in Greece and Spain (15.1% in both), Italy (9.7%), Sweden (9.2%) and Finland (8.1%). Unemployment in Lithuania was 6.4% in June and 6.7% in Estonia.…
The estimated real gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate in June equaled 18.7% YoY and 12.7% in January-June , the preliminary data of the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) showed. The following industries of the economy posted growth in June compared to the same period of the previous year: manufacturing, financial and insurance activities,…
In June, the turnover of retail trade enterprises was EUR 780 million. Compared to June 2020, turnover increased by 12% in constant prices, data from Statistics Estonia showed. Jaanika Tiigiste, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that turnover increased in grocery stores and stores selling manufactured goods as well as in enterprises engaged in the…
The Parliament of Kyrgyzstan has adopted a bill on the introduction of an emergency situation in the economy for six months. The initiator of the draft law was the Minister of Economy and Finance Akylbek Japarov. According to the initiative, an emergency situation in the economy is introduced without the consent of Parliament in the…