Ukraine: government pays UAH 15.8 billion worth of unemployment benefits during quarantine

The government has paid UAH 15.8 billion worth of unemployment benefits to Ukrainians since the beginning of the coronavirus quarantine, Economy, Trade and Agriculture Development Minister Ihor Petrashko said during the All-Ukrainian Forum “Ukraine 30. Coronavirus: Challenges and Responses” in Kyiv on February 9. “A total amount of unemployment benefits has reached UAH 15.8 billion.…

Uzbekistan: trade part of Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement discussed with EU

Uzbekistan and the European Union are holding the seventh round of negotiations on the trade part of the Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement. The Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (EPCA) will replace the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, which has been in force since 1999. Earlier, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan reported that the…

Estonia: consumer price index up in January 2021

In January, the consumer price index, which expressed the change in the prices of consumer goods and services, rose by 0.2% YoY, state agency Statistics Estonia reported. In addition, goods were 0.8% cheaper than in January 2020, while services were 2% more expensive. Viktoria Trasanov, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that compared to January…

Kyrgyzstan: agriculture financing project launched

Implementation of Financing of Agriculture-9 project has started in Kyrgyzstan. The corresponding decision was signed by the Prime Minister Ulukbek Maripov. According to the press service of the government, the decision was made in order to successfully conduct spring fieldwork and timely finance agricultural entities. The target sectors within the project will be animal husbandry,…