A total of 56,000 enterprises have taken the opportunity of partial unemployment benefits and 131,000 employees have already received financial assistance from the state, according to Economy, Trade and Agriculture Development Minister Ihor Petrashko. “Some 56,000 companies have benefited from the partial unemployment program: 131,000 people receive assistance,” Petrashko said at a briefing. According to…
Milk production in Ukraine decreased by 3.6% YoY in January-May, according to the State Statistics Service. In particular, milk output amounted to 3.64 million tons, including 1.15 million tons produced by agricultural enterprises (-1.2%) and 2.49 million tons by private households (-4.7%). The highest volumes of milk production over the reporting period were recorded in…
About 202 million GEL ($66.12 million or EUR 58.37 million) will be spent on 67 water and sewerage infrastructure projects throughout Georgia in 2020 that will benefit about 779,625 people, the United Water Supply Company of Georgia has announced. “Currently, the United Water Supply Company of Georgia is implementing 34 large-scale infrastructure projects, and 33…
Shardara farmers of Turkestan region exported up to 6,500 tons of watermelons to the cities of Kazakhstan and CIS. Farmers sell watermelons at a price of KZT 80-95 tenge. It is planned to plant this year up to 10,710 ha of melons and gourds. 7,380 ha of area have already been sown. Spring sowing campaign…
The Cabinet of Ministers, Ukraine’s government, plans to introduce a funded pension system in Ukraine from 2021 and stimulate the development of a private pension system. The Cabinet also intends to adapt to the EU laws Ukrainian legislation on private pension funds to enhance protection of property rights and interests of pensioners, according to the…
Director of Expert Assessments Institute Viacheslav Butko has said the official forex rate of the hryvnia, Ukraine’s national currency, will remain stable in summer thanks to financial assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the European Union. “Since we have received an IMF loan and we have received financial assistance from the EU, we…
The first meeting of the public council on the development of ecotourism of the Ile-Alatau National Park was held in Almaty. The public council consists of 19 members including representatives of tourism organizations, scientists, athletes, businessmen, eco-activists and public figures. The meeting was opened by Yerlan Nysanbayev, Deputy Minister for Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources.…