At least 24.5 kilometers of roads have been asphalted in Kyrgyzstan since the beginning of the construction season in 2019, the Ministry of Transport and Roads reported. According to the ministry, asphalt concrete pavement was laid on 10 kilometers of local roads at the expense of the budget. Frontier and priority roads, as well as…
DetailsDeclaring default will stop Ukraine’s economic growth and trigger uncontrolled inflation. “Over the past week, many different statements have been made, including on declaring default. What does default mean? It means zeroing the incomes of Ukrainians, uncontrolled inflation, cessation of economic growth, unclear exchange rate of the national currency. I want to say: this is…
DetailsUkraine’s debt repayments in May-December are estimated at $6.3 billion, including $3.5 billion in foreign debt and $2.8 billion in government bonds denominated in foreign currency. “One of the strongest challenges will be the repayment of state debt in foreign currency,” Chairman of the Council of the National Bank of Ukraine Bohdan Danylyshyn wrote on…
DetailsAbout 20.1% of Georgia’s population is under the absolute poverty line, shows the latest data of 2018 poverty indicators published by the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat). Georgia’s population has slightly decreased, reaching 3,723,500 people as of January 1, says another data from Geostat. Most people under absolute poverty line live in the country’s…
DetailsIn January-March at least 74,900 unemployed people were officially registered in Kyrgyzstan, the National Statistical Committee reports. About 99,500 people are registered with the State Employment Service as searching for a job. Compared with 2018, the figure increased by 19.2%, while the number of unemployed increased by 28.3%. Most of the unemployed live in Jalal-Abad…
DetailsA collective agreement on clearing, settlements in securities and derivative financial instruments has been signed between the National Depository Center of Azerbaijan (NDC) and AzerTurkBank OJSC, PASHA Bank OJSC, Xalq Bank OJSC and Yapi Kredi Bank Azerbaijan CJSC. The agreement provides for the use of a new settlement model – a settlement agent for clearing…
DetailsThe People’s Republic of China is ready to revise the phytosanitary requirements for Ukrainian barley and abolish the inspection of pest-free places, introduced earlier because of dwarf bunt quarantine in Ukraine. This move will facilitate exports of Ukrainian barley to China, the press service of the Ukrainian Grain Association (UGA) said on Facebook following a…
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