According to Statistics Estonia, in October, the turnover of retail trade enterprises was EUR 665 million. Compared to October 2019, turnover increased by 6% at constant prices. Jaanika Tiigiste, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said turnover increased in enterprises engaged in the retail sale of automotive fuel as well as in grocery stores and in…
Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko says the increase in the minimum wage of Ukrainian citizens to UAH 6,500 ($229), scheduled for July 1, 2021, is postponed until December 1, 2021. “This is explained by the fact that such shock infusions into the economy affect inflation. We discussed the issue with our partners and decided to postpone…
A Research Center for Water Problems will be established in the Khorezm region. The center will be created based on the Khorezm experimental production farm of the Research Institute of Irrigation and Water Management under the Ministry of Water Resources in order to improve water resources management, accounting and improve the reclamation status based on…
Turkmenistan is committed to promoting the socio-economic development of Afghanistan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of reports. Turkmenistan’s commitment is shown in infrastructure projects initiated by Turkmenistan, including the construction of social facilities on the territory of Afghanistan on a gratuitous basis. The construction of the TAPI gas pipeline, electric power and communication lines along…
The Finance Ministry of Ukraine expects that the state budget for 2021 will be approved until mid-December, Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko has said. “This year, the delay in adoption of the state budget is impossible for one simple reason, that we have a session this week and another one in mid-December,” he said. He has…
The Estonian Association of Souvenir Manufacturers and Sellers argues that to ensure the sector’s survival, the support measures applied to the tourism sector must be extended to it, the sector should be compensated for losses caused by the emergency situation and exempted from all taxes until the end of 2021. In a letter to the…
Economic decline in Kyrgyzstan is estimated at 7.5% at year-end, Alexey Kuznetsov, head of the Country Analysis Center of the Eurasian Development Bank, announced during a videoconference. According to him, the economies of Russia, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan will reach the pre-crisis level only in two years. The exchange rate of som to the U.S.…