Georgia’s Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Georgia Faig Guliyev discussed customs cooperation issues. According to Lasha Khutsishvili, a joint trilateral customs committee established between Georgia, Azerbaijan and Turkey is a unique opportunity to coordinate high-level issues in the field of customs cooperation between the…
The Association Agreement with the European Union is Ukraine’s roadmap for reforms and the basis for integration into the EU’s internal market. “Ukraine remains fully committed to the Association Agreement, which is still the roadmap for reforms and the basis for our country’s integration into the European Union’s internal market, including the free movement of…
In December 2021, the actual unemployment rate in Latvia was 7.6%, up by 0.5% MoM. The male unemployment rate rose by 0.7%, to 8.6%, while for females it increased by 0.3%, to 6.6%, according to data of the Labour Force Survey conducted by the Central Statistical Bureau (CSP). The unemployment rate registered with the State…
Georgia has exported locally produced goods worth $4.2 billion in 2021, up by 26.9% YoY, the preliminary data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) showed. Geostat says local exports in the country account for 73.7% of total exports, amounting to $3.1 billion, up by 29.9%. Georgia’s top trading partners were: China – $580.9…
The diplomatic spat between Vilnius and Beijing over Lithuania’s ties with Taiwan is hurting the country’s tech industry. Sector representatives say that unless the situation changes, firms may need to relocate elsewhere. “The situation has finally become clear. The foreign minister has said quite bluntly that the situation with China and the European Union will…
The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Ukraine expressed interest in the Ukrainian-Korean cooperation in the field of space exploration and agreed to continue the partnership with the State Space Agency of Ukraine (SSAU). This was discussed during a meeting between SSAU Head Volodymyr Taftai and the delegation of the Embassy of the Republic…
63% of domestic startups are focused on the market of the entire Ukraine, 24% – on the local market and 12% of newly created companies – on the foreign market. Such data from research by the Polish-Ukrainian Startup Bridge program on the Ukrainian startup industry were announced by Yaroslav Khariy, the program’s partner in Ukraine,…