Ministries have failed to fulfill the state defense order for the current year and tasks to reform the country’s military-industrial complex, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Oleksiy Danilov has announced during an interdepartmental meeting on the development of the defense industry and the implementation of the state defense order to meet…
Ukraine’s Ambassador to the State of Qatar Andrii Kuzmenko has held a meeting with H.E. Mohammed Bin Ahmed Towar Al Kuwari, Vice-President of Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry (QCCI). During the meeting, the parties discussed the state of bilateral trade and economic cooperation and prospects for its expansion. They also outlined possible joint actions…
Changes have been made to the state program of “Produce in Georgia” that will benefit local event companies and farmers, Economy Minister Natia Turnava has announced. Following the changes, event companies will also be involved in a credit guarantee mechanism that will enable them to get subsidized bank loans for 12 months. Turnava said this…
Finnish shipping line Eckero has added an extra, early morning service, using its MS Finbo Cargo ferry and plying the route between Muuga, east of Tallinn, and Vuosaari, near Helsinki. The early departure leaves Muuga at 6.30 a.m. and arrives at Vuosaari at 9.15 a.m. The service has been running since early November. “Eckero Line’s…
Deputy Chairman of the National Bank of Kazakhstan Akylzhan Baimagambetov spoke about the financing of state programs during the round table on the results of the development of financial sector during the coronavirus pandemic. According to him, the National Bank of Kazakhstan has been financing the state programs to the tune of KZT 2.3 trillion,…
In Cherkasy region, 74% of sugar beets were harvested in all categories of farms. This is reported by the Agricultural Department of Cherkasy Regional State Administration. The sugar beets were harvested from the area of 7.1 thousand ha (74% of the sown area) with the average yield of 374,2 hundredweights/ha. (Ukrsugar/Business World Magazine)
Consumer inflation in Ukraine accelerated to 2.6% in annual terms in October (from 2.3% in September). Prices rose by 1.0% in monthly terms, according to the press service of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU). “Actual consumer inflation corresponded to the trajectory of the forecast published in the October Inflation Report. The weakening of the…