About 150 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from the front-line territories of Ukraine have taken advantage of the assistance of the European Union under the FinancEast program, which is being implemented in partnership with the Entrepreneurship Development Fund as part of the EU’s EU4Business initiative. Christian Ben Hell, Head of Agriculture Sector at the EU…
Tax take in April stood at EUR 670.8 million, up by 14.9% YoY, the Tax and Customs Board (MTA) said, with growth mainly fueled by the low starting point, given that April 2020 was the first full month to follow the arrival of the coronavirus pandemic. VAT receipts in January to April came to EUR…
Situation with irrigation water is critical this year, Vitaly Kakshtyks, a representative of the Association of Corn Growers, has announced at a briefing. “There are a lot of problems with water this year. Situation in all rural areas of Kyrgyzstan is critical now. We need to take control of every liter of water. If we…
The only crypto exchange in Uzbekistan and Central Asia, UzNEX, has announced the resumption of operations. The exchange team said it was holding a promotion for new registered users. Until June 15, new clients can get a gift of their choice USD/USDT/SOM/BTC in the equivalent of $3, as well as a 50% discount on the…
The Ministry of Finance on June 8 borrowed UAH 19.12 billion to the national budget at a weekly auction for domestic government loan bonds. The funds were raised through selling six packages of hryvnia-denominated bonds worth UAH 106.29 million, UAH 3.4 billion, UAH 1.69 billion, UAH 4.39 billion, UAH 2.56 billion and UAH 2.01 billion…
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is expected to pay an official visit to Tajikistan on June 10-11. According to his press service, the program of the visit provides for holding bilateral events in the city of Dushanbe – an online ceremony of opening social facilities, signing a package of bilateral documents. The parties are to discuss further…
In April, exports of goods increased by 54% and imports by 51% YoY, data from Statistics Estonia showed. The trade growth was influenced by last year’s low reference base as well as by the increase in exports and imports of mineral products, electrical equipment and transport equipment. In April, Estonia’s exports and imports of goods…