In 2019, Latvian Consumer Dispute Resolution Commission received a total of 176 applications, up by 58 applications YoY, as reported by Consumer Awareness and Communication Office head Santa Zarane. Over the course of 2019 the commission received the majority of applications (94) detailing complaints related to the compliance of the quality of goods with standards.…
DetailsAverage salaries and wages rose in all sectors last year and the average wage was more than 7% higher than in 2018. In 2019, the average monthly gross wage was EUR 1,407, up by 7.4%. Salaries were the highest in Q2 and Q4 2019. The highest average monthly gross salaries are in the information and…
DetailsAir Astana continues to modernize its fleet with the delivery of the second Airbus A321LR under an operating lease agreement covering five aircraft with Air Lease Corporation of the United States. Along with the first Airbus A321LR delivered in September 2019, the newest aircraft will primarily operate on routes to London, Paris, Moscow and Istanbul.…
DetailsElectricity supplies to Ukraine from Russia and Belarus were suspended on February 29. In particular, a table on electricity supplies to Ukraine showed that electricity imports from Russia and Belarus were at zero as of 21:00 on February 29. However, the operator of the Ukrainian integrated power grids Ukrenergo reported that it had not restricted…
DetailsThe average nominal wage of a full-time employee grew by 12.5% in Ukraine in January 2020 against December 2019, while rising by 16.3% YoY, to UAH 10,727, or $437. Real wages in Ukraine in January increased by 12.7% MoM and by 12.5% YoY, the State Statistics Service reported. The average nominal rate of a full-time…
DetailsIn 2019, budget expenditures surged by 19.3% and made 13.5 trillion tenge. Budget spending comprised 11.3 trillion tenge, down by 9.1%. The biggest amount was spent on social assistance and social provision: 3.5 trillion tenge or 25.6% of the total sum of expenses. 2.3 trillion tenge and 1.3 trillion tenge were spent on education and…
DetailsThe United States Department of Defense has signed a contract with Raytheon/Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint Venture on the production of the Javelin anti-tank missile systems for a number of countries, including Georgia. Other countries, which will receive the Javelins, include Australia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Indonesia, Ireland, Jordan, Lithuania, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Qatar,…
DetailsIn 2019, the Compulsory Medical Insurance Fund of Kyrgyzstan paid 32.4 million soms to medical organizations for management and monitoring of tuberculosis patients until completion of treatment on an outpatient basis, press service of the fund reported. At least 2,132 patients have completed treatment on an outpatient basis (1,667 people in 2018), including 1,570 with…
DetailsThe National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) applied measures of influence to three banks in February due to the violation of legislation in the field of financial monitoring, the central bank’s press service reported. “The National Bank of Ukraine, following inspections on preventing and countering the legalization (laundering) of proceeds of crime, terrorist financing and financing…
DetailsFinance Ministry increased the state budget deficit in 2019 to UAH 81 billion ($3.3 billion), whereas earlier this figure was UAH 78.05 billion ($3.1 billion). “The Law of Ukraine “On the State Budget of Ukraine for 2019″ defines the annual limit of the state budget deficit in the amount of UAH 91.1 billion ($3.7 billion).…
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