Latvian parliament decided to reject amendments to the Law on Gambling and Lotteries. The proposed amendments would have been used to limit gambling in the country. These amendments were developed by members of the New Conservative Party and KPV LV. Saeima member Juris Jurass urged other members of the parliament to support this legislative draft,…
Ukraine’s State Food Safety and Consumer Protection Service says Argentina has officially opened its market for imports of Ukrainian-made milk and dairy products. The Embassy of Ukraine in Buenos Aires has received an official note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship as regards the opening of the market for Ukrainian products,…
State-owned enterprises, which are part of the Ukroboronprom state holding, are ready, if necessary, to double production of arms and military equipment the Ukrainian Army requires. “Taking into account the pulling of the aggressor power’s troops to the state border of Ukraine, the concern has developed and sent to the participating enterprises an action plan…
Members of the Saeima’s Economic, Agricultural, Environmental and Regional Policy Committee approved in the first reading on April 14 the legislative draft on products containing plastic. This legislative draft provides for banning certain plastic products starting from July 3 and developing measures to reduce their consumption. The objective is preventing and reducing the impact of…
The supplementary budget issued in response to the continuing coronavirus pandemic passed its Riigikogu vote on April 14 by 73 votes to 9, meaning the EUR 641-million aid package, aimed at mitigating the effects of the pandemic, and ensuing restrictions, on the health care system, education, business and the populace as a whole, would enter…
The volume of gross gold and foreign exchange reserves of Uzbekistan as of April 1 stood at $32.6 billion, having decreased by $589.1 million over the month. Since the beginning of the year, the indicator has dipped by $2.2 billion, according to the data from the Central Bank. Net foreign exchange reserves (the difference between…
JSC Ukreximbank generated UAH 125 million in profit in March, according to the bank’s press service. Since the beginning of 2021, the state-owned bank has received a total of UAH 327 million in profit against a loss of UAH 2 billion recorded in January-March 2020. “Profitable activity in the reporting period was provided by the…