International reserves at the end of 2020 increased by 15% and reached $29.133 billion as of January 1, 2021, according to the press service of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU). This is a record amount of reserves over the last eight years (a larger amount was recorded in September 2012). The current amount of…
Ukrzaliznytsia carried 196,100 passengers on long-distance trains during the New Year holidays – between December 31, 2020 and January 3, 2021, the state rail operator’s press service reported. According to the report, 33,100 passengers were transported in Intercity+ high-speed trains during this period. “The greatest demand was for trains going in the western direction, in…
The Kazakh Head of State, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, has held a meeting with Minister of Trade and Integration Bakhyt Sultanov on the outcomes of the trade system development during the past year as well as on the measures for expanding foreign and domestic trade. Kazakhstan has kept its growth in non-mineral exports despite the negative trends…
Unemployment benefits in Estonia have risen for 2021, with the maximum level receivable over EUR 400 per month higher than last year’s figure. The minimum rate has also risen. Whereas the maximum amount permissible in unemployment insurance benefits was EUR 1,656.33 per month in 2020, the current ceiling is EUR 67.30 unemployment insurance benefit per…
Despite the negative consequences for Iran and Kyrgyzstan in 2020, many efforts have been made to ensure positive and acceptable trend in relations with Iran, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Iran to Kyrgyzstan Saeed Kharrazi has said at his first press conference. According to him, the parties are now trying to resume direct flights…
SkyUp Airlines will launch Kyiv-Memmingen-Kyiv flights from March 30, the airline’s press service reports. Flights will be operated three times a week: on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Departures from Kyiv are scheduled for 10:15. Memmingen is a small Bavarian town with a sense of history. The city location makes it possible to get from it…
Local budgets of Zaporizhzhia region received UAH 6 million in revenues from tourist tax payments in 2020, according to the Main Department of the State Tax Service of Zaporizhzhia region. “Of the total revenues, 2.8 million were paid by business entities and 3.2 million – by individuals,” reads the report. In 2020, the largest revenues…