The total volume of state aid handed out in Estonia in 2016 fell by 8%, to EUR 199.6 million, with the share of the total volume of state aid in GDP decreasing by 0.12%, to 0.95%. A total of EUR 150.9 million in the form of support, or 75.6% of the total volume of state…
DetailsTajikistan called upon the participants of CASA-1000 to speed up the project’s practical implementation. The United Arab Emirates hosted a meeting of the Intergovernmental Council of the CASA-1000 project with the participation of the energy ministers of Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan and Tajikistan. The representatives of the World Bank, the European Bank for Development and Reconstruction,…
DetailsThe President Almazbek Atambayev took the issue of building schools in Bishkek under his personal control. He stated this at a meeting with the activists and the public of the capital, the Information Policy Department of the Presidential Administration of the Kyrgyz Republic reported. According to it, Almazbek Atambayev noted that the time when the…
DetailsAzerbaijani banking sector stabilized after creditors restructured $3.3 billion in foreign obligations of the state-owned International Bank of Azerbaijan (IBA) in return for government bonds, said Nariman Mannapbekov, head of ADB Azerbaijan office. “Some capitalized banks are making initial efforts to gradually build-up their loan portfolios,” Mannapbekov said. On July 15, 2015, President of Azerbaijan…
DetailsSix banks violate the requirements for capitalization to UAH 200 million, Deputy Chairman of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Yekateryna Rozhkova has said. “We diagnosed 37 small banks. After diagnostics, two banks were declared insolvent, two ceased operations and the remaining 33 did not require capitalization based on the quality of assets. But if…
DetailsUkraine’s thermal power plants (TPP) and combined heat and power plants (CHPP) in January-August received 2.187 million tons of imported coal. The Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry reported that in the eight months through August power plants received 1.774 million tons of coal from the Russian Federation (81.11% of total imported coal shipped), 294,100…
DetailsThe opening ceremony of the Tbilisi Sea Plaza shopping mall was held in Tbilisi, Georgia, the Turkmen Foreign Ministry said in a message. According to the message, “Turkmenistan” store with a wide range of textile products, carpets and rugs, souvenirs, was opened in the shopping mall. Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili attended the opening ceremony.…
DetailsThe railway companies of Belarus and Estonia are set to increase bilateral cargo transportation operations, the press service of the Belarusian Railways reported. The heads of the Belarusian Railways and the Estonian Railways met in Minsk to discuss cargo transportation on the Belarus-Estonia route and their prospects. In January-August the volume of transported cargo exceeded…
DetailsTurkey is willing to import Kazakhstani meat products, the press service of the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Kazakhstan reported. “Turkey values quality of Kazakhstani meat products and knows how they taste. I am confident that the meat products imported from Kazakhstan will be very popular with our people,” Nihat Zeybekci, Turkish Minister of Economy, said…
DetailsAzerbaijan Railways CJSC will buy 900 new freight cars in the near future, says a report on implementation of measures reflected in the Strategic Roadmap for the Development of Logistics and Trade in Azerbaijan. According to the report, the purchase of additional cars is related to an increase in freight traffic volume. Azerbaijan Railways will…
DetailsThe only shareholder of Alfa-Bank (Kyiv), ABH Ukraine, on October 2 and October 3 issued two tranches of eurobonds for a total of $100 million, according to a press release from the financial institution. According to the document, the securities were issued under the Reg S rule (for non-U.S. investors) with a maturity date on…
DetailsUkraine reduced imports of natural gas from Slovakia in early October compared to the average daily volumes in the end of the previous month, according to Slovakia’s gas operator Eustream. In particular, as of October 1, the import of natural gas from Slovakia, which accounts for about 80% of Ukraine’s hydrocarbon imports from the EU,…
DetailsSome 3,000 people need to amend their 2016 tax returns in connection to income received in another country, while another 1,157 who have earned such income have yet to file a tax return. “Information exchanges with other European countries are getting better and better, which is why we have more information about Estonian taxpayers who…
DetailsChinese investors intend to build a noodle factory in Kazakhstan. Most likely, it will be erected in the food belt of Astana. The project cost approximates $47 million. The factory’s capacity will be 700 MT of noodle a day with a prospective expansion to 1000 MT. With regard to the grain quality, the Kazakh vice-minister…
DetailsThe trade and economic partnership was the central theme of the Turkmen-Russian summit talks in Ashgabat. “The parties noted its progressive and stable nature. Despite the objective difficulties associated with the situation in the global economy, Russia continues to be one of Turkmenistan’s largest trading partners,” says the report. Visits of the Turkmen delegations of…
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