Bank of Estonia governor Madis Muller said Estonia invested less in innovation and digital solutions than the European Union average, which endangered the country’s competitiveness in the long run. Speaking at a joint investment seminar of the Bank of Estonia and the European Investment Bank (EIB), Muller emphasized that in order to maintain Estonia’s competitiveness,…
Ukraine and Moldova held the first round of negotiations on amendments to the intergovernmental Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on January 28. Ukraine and Moldova started drafting a Protocol between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Government of the Republic of Moldova on amendments to the Free Trade Agreement and agreed on a number…
The average nominal salary of Ukrainians in December 2020 was 15.6% higher than the one they received in December 2019 and amounted to UAH 14,179, the State Statistics Service reported. The average nominal salary of a full-time employee of enterprises, institutions and organizations in December 2020 amounted to UAH 14,179, which was 2.8 times higher…
The state will continue developing highways section by section, as continuing with developments using large-scale procurements is not reasonable, Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure Taavi Aas (Center) has said. “The capacity of the procurement depends much on how much has been prepared. I do not mean only projects but other preparations as well. There…
Uzbekistan declared 2021 the year of youth support and public health promotion. It is with this purpose President Shavkat Mirziyoyev gathered officials for a regular meeting on January 27. The official unemployment rate among youth aged 18 to 30 is 17%. 26,000 young people do not have a job in Tashkent alone. At the same…
In 2020, Latvia’s State Environment Service (VVD) performed a total of 4,665 fishing inspections within Latvia’s internal waters, VVD reports. VVD inspected a total of 8,495 bodies of water in the country. In spite of the country’s adopted measures adopted to limit the spread of Covid-19, the number of inspections performed in this area last…
Business Ombudsman of Kyrgyzstan signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Ministry of Economy, press service of the Business Ombudsman reported. The purpose of the memorandum is interaction, establishment of effective cooperation to ensure transparent activities of public authorities. “Within the framework of the agreement, it is planned to form directions for business development, implement…