In relation to the possibility of purchasing a new home, Latvian residents view EUR 100,000 as the “pain threshold”. The critical border for new project apartments is 1,300 EUR/square meter. For standard apartments it is 1,000 EUR/square meter. For private homes it is 1,600 EUR/square meter, according to results of a study by PrivatBank. Lately…
DetailsBelarus, Sudan and Egypt are considering the possibility of using mechanisms of non-monetary discharge of foreign trade obligations in mutual trade, the State Property Committee reported. Representatives of the National Bank of Belarus, Belarusbank, and GO Belresursy held talks in Khartoum and Cairo. The parties agreed that non-monetary discharge of obligations in the export of…
DetailsPharmacy sales in Ukraine in January-May increased by 18% in monetary terms compared to the same period in 2016, to UAH 26.573 billion. Pharmacy sales in physical terms grew by 11%, to 620.2 million packages, the Business Credit company reported. In particular, retail sales of medicines increased by 17% in monetary terms, to UAH 21.659…
DetailsIn January-May Tajikistan imported 23.4 thousand tons of flour, down almost 2-fold YoY, the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Tajikistan declared. In January-May 2016 Tajikistan imported 42.6 thousand tons of flour. According to the announcement, to date the price of one 50-kg bag of 1-grade flour of Kazakh origin in Dushanbe totals 175-180…
DetailsStocks in Ukraine’s underground storage facilities totaled 11 billion cubic meters of natural gas, the press service of PJSC Ukrtransgaz reports. “According to the operational information, natural gas reserves in Ukraine’s gas storage facilities reached 11 billion cubic meters, up by 15% YoY,” reads the report. Since the beginning of this year, Ukraine has pumped…
DetailsThe head of Bashkortostan Rustem Khamitov spoke in favor of an increase in trade with Kyrgyzstan. According to him, the Kyrgyz and Bashkir peoples are linked by common national roots, rich history of the Turkic world, a single spiritual culture. This gives the Bashkir-Kyrgyz relations a particularly friendly, allied character. “The development of relations with…
DetailsRegional Development, Construction, Housing and Utilities Economy Ministry of Ukraine has signed the agreement of cooperation with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank group, the press service of the ministry reported. According to the report, the key directions of cooperation between the ministry and the IFC will be the improvement of…
DetailsAmendments to Infrastructure Ministry order No. 337 cutting the base aviation fee from $17 to $13 have been adopted, Director General of Boryspil International Airport Pavlo Riabikin has said. “What does it mean? All airlines flying from the Boryspil airport would receive a decreased fee for passenger servicing from June 20. Ryanair airline will receive…
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