Ukraine: Ivano-Frankivsk region gets UAH 3.8 million in tourist tax revenues in January-April 2021

In January-April, local budgets of Ivano-Frankivsk region received UAH 3.8 million in revenues from tourist tax, which was almost 70% of the figure recorded in the entire 2020, according to the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional State Administration. “The winter season in Polianytsia territorial community was surprisingly successful,” Vitaliy Perederko, the head of the tourism department at the…

Latvia: recovery plan submitted to EC

Ministry of Finance submitted to the European Commission Recovery and Resilience Facility plan on April 30. This puts Latvia among EU member states that have prepared and submitted their recovery plan to the EC, as reported by the ministry. 12 out of 27 EU member states – Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Italy,…

Uzbekistan: $139 million worth of localized chemical products to be made in 2021

Uzbekistan’s chemical enterprises until the end of this year plan to produce 26 types of localized goods worth $139 million, the state-owned Uzkimyosanoat company reports. It added that enterprises engaged in the sphere delivered $40.9 million worth of goods in January-April, exceeding the target by 136.94%. The volume of exports comprised $11.49 million, whereas during…

Ukraine: NBU to stress test 30 banks in 2021

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has approved the methodology for bank stress testing in 2021, the central bank’s press service reports. The NBU reminded that stress testing was one of the stages of the banks’ resilience assessment. “This year 30 institutions are to be stress tested. They account for 93% of the banking system…