The Ukrainian government’s investment promotion office UkraineInvest and Zaporizhzhia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) have discussed the issue of attracting investment to the region, the press service of Zaporizhzhia CCI reports. According to Volodymyr Shamilov, President of Zaporizhzhia CCI, the Chamber and UkraineInvest have common goals and aspirations. “Our task is to create new…
Despite restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, trade between Ukraine and Uzbekistan increased by 30% YoY in 2020. This issue was discussed at a meeting of Head of the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection Vladyslava Mahaletska and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Uzbekistan to Ukraine Alisher Abdualiyev,…
Latvian researchers have found five active chemical compounds that may serve as the base for the development of SARS-CoV-2 medicine in the future. However, currently the properties of these compounds do not yet meet the standards of medicines normally submitted for clinical trials, as reported by the head of the Laboratory of Physical Organic Chemistry…
The European Commission has approved Estonia’s EUR 9.9-million aid plan for tourism companies and sectors directly affected by the coronavirus wave. The plan was approved on the basis of the temporary framework for state aid and the funds would be disbursed in the form of direct payments, according to the European Commission Representation in Estonia.…
State-purchased sugar and vegetable oil will be delivered to Kyrgyzstan in April, the Ministry of Agriculture reports. The Prime Minister Ulukbek Maripov instructed to start purchasing food through the State Material Reserves Fund under the Ministry of Emergency Situations. This is done to ensure food security and stabilize prices for staple foods in the domestic…
The public and government-guaranteed debt of Ukraine in February decreased in national currency by UAH 5.3 billion, to UAH 2.553 trillion, the Ministry of Finance reported. At the same time, it increased in dollar terms by $0.67 billion, to $91.41 billion, said the ministry’s press service. “In February, the volume of the state and state-guaranteed…
The unemployment rate in Ukraine in the fourth quarter of 2020 increased by 0.6% QoQ, from 9.5% to 10.1%, with the actual number of officially unemployed citizens amounting to 1.8 million, the State Statistics Service reported. The number of employed citizens aged 15-70 in the fourth quarter of 2020 amounted to 15.7 million, while the…