Electricity consumption in Ukraine in January-November, taking into account in-process losses, decreased by 3.6% (by 4.917 billion kWh) compared to the same period in 2019, to 131.305 billion kWh, the Ministry of Energy reported. Excluding in-process losses, electricity consumption over 11 months decreased by 3.2% (by 3.456 billion kWh), to 105.864 billion kWh. The country’s…
58% of residents in Latvia have a good credit rating, and the pandemic has not significantly impacted their ability to make payments on time. For 34% of residents loans in banks are not available because of their low credit rating, according to statistical data from the Credit Information Bureau on residents’ credit rating in December.…
Kazakhstan is ready to deliver Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 to its territory, First Vice Minister of Healthcare Marat Shoranov said on December 28. Shoranov revealed that the ministry had already signed the nondisclosure agreement with Pfizer and was ready to supply Kazakhstan with the vaccine. Everything, according to him, will depend on the ability of…
The defense budget for 2021 will amount to 2.3% of the Gross Domestic Product, the highest level since restoration of independence. The rise is partly the result of weapon systems procured late this year, including coastal missile systems. The nominal minimum domestic defense spend required of NATO members is 2% of GDP per annum. The…
Ukraine expects to receive UAH 7.5 billion of legal revenues from the gambling business in 2021, Danylo Hetmantsev, an MP from the Servant of the People faction and head of the parliamentary committee on finance, tax and customs policy, has said. “The receipt of these funds is envisaged in the state budget of Ukraine for…
Sugar refineries have produced 981,900 tons of sugar since the beginning of the sugar-making season, which started on September 5 with the launch of the Radekhiv sugar refinery. This was reported by the press service of the National Association of Sugar Producers of Ukraine (NASU) Ukrtsukor. “As of December 22, some 981,900 tons of sugar…
With US Agency for International Development’s (USAID) support, Uzbekistan has joined the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), which sets global pest management standards, Information Officer of US Embassy in Tashkent Susannah Wood reports, commenting on the current project being implemented within the framework of the C5+1. Wood noted that C5+1 was a diplomatic platform for…