In February, exports of goods increased by 16% and imports by 10% YoY, data from Statistics Estonia showed. The growth in foreign trade was significantly boosted by trade in mineral products and wood and articles of wood. Estonia’s exports and imports of goods each amounted to 1.3 billion euros at current prices. The trade deficit…
President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov has met with the Regional Manager of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) for Central Asia Cassandra Colbert. The parties discussed prospects for cooperation in implementation of projects significant for the country. As the head of state noted, an effective mechanism of work with international partners and investors would be created…
The Uzbek government last year spent $11.5 billion in providing loans and financial assistance to small businesses, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reported. Mirziyoyev added that more than 104,000 enterprises in Uzbekistan affected by the coronavirus pandemic resumed operations, while the working capital of private enterprises increased by 33% YoY. The president harshly criticized regional and sector…
The Government will protect all Ukrainian producers with a share of localization of over 35%. “We have to protect our people. And not only a purely Ukrainian manufacturer, but anyone who is ready to produce in Ukraine. They will receive the same preferences as the national producer, as the state will consider them to be…
Dnipropetrovsk airport has been officially renamed into Dnipro airport, according to the Infrastructure Minister of Ukraine Vladyslav Kryklii. “The previous name of the airport “Dnipropetrovsk” has remained in the past. In the aerodrome certificates, aeronautical information data, information materials, as well as in the registers, the airport is already named Dnipro,” the minister wrote on…
On April 8, Latvian Saeima approved amendments to the Law on the Bank of Latvia. Changes are suggested for the structure of the central bank and responsibilities of its various managing bodies. The Saeima this week declared amendments urgent and had them reviewed in two readings. The proposed changes provide for altering the management model…
Government supports a draft bill on opening casinos in Kyrgyzstan, permanent representative of the Cabinet of Ministers in the Parliament Almazbek Abytov has anounced. He noted that the Government would send its proposals on this bill to Parliament in the near future. “In general, we support it,” he added. However, as it became known, the…