The World Bank (WB) is working with Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources to examine different options of the “green economy” development, Head of the WB Baku Office Naveed Naqvi reported. The bank has also been able to mobilize funds from the Korean Green Growth Trust Fund, to support green economy in Azerbaijan. Naqvi…
DetailsThe average monthly salary in Ukraine amounted to UAH 9,063 in the third quarter of 2018, up by 24.7% YoY, according to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine. The highest average monthly salary in the third quarter was recorded in the air transport industry (UAH 39,439; +11%), in the financial and insurance sectors (UAH 16,205;…
DetailsAssets of the PJSC Mykolaiv Shipyard Okean (Ocean) located in Ukraine’s southern city of Mykolaiv were sold at an auction on December 3 to Annona Trading House LTD for UAH 122.195 million, or $4.3 million, according to Liquidator of the shipyard Iryna Serbin. Initially, the starting price of the enterprise was UAH 1.8 billion ($63.8…
DetailsThe Dushanbe mayor’s office has decided to reduce the number of fixed-route taxis (minivans) in the Tajik capital in order to remove traffic jams in the city. The number of fixed-route taxis has been reduced on route No. 11 (School No. 61 – Balkh Bazaar); they have been replaced with buses, a source official at…
DetailsThe Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) received 350 million manats from banks at a deposit auction on December 3, CBA said in a message. According to the message, the demand at the auction amounted to 1.079 billion manats. The weighted average interest rate on deposit transactions concluded within the auction was 7.76%. The CBA has…
DetailsGeorgia has set a new record, hosting over 8 million international travelers this year, the Georgian National Tourism Administration (GNTA) announces. More specifically, Georgia hosted 8,105,829 international travelers in January-November, showing an increase of 10.6% YoY. Of these travelers, 4,486,595 were tourists, up by 17.2%. The majority of foreign travelers were from Russia -1,341,127 (+23.8%),…
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