The government reached an agreement on a four-year state budget strategy with Minister of Finance Keit Pentus-Rosimannus (Reform) saying there were cuts to be made on fixed costs. The new budget strategy will work towards balancing the budget and cuts will be made in every area of government. Each sector will propose where savings can…
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) projects that the unemployment rate in Ukraine in 2021 will fall to 9.1% on average and to 8.5% in 2022, according to a quarterly inflation report of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) for April. “According to the National Bank, the unemployment rate will decrease and total 9.1% on…
Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal has held an online meeting with Chief Operating Officer for the International Finance Corporation (IFC) Stephanie Von Friedeburg. The parties discussed the implementation of joint projects, as well as the development of cooperation between IFC and local governance. Shmyhal noted that due to the consulting and financial support of…
A grand shift in thought patterns is taking place in USA following the change of administration, the importance of which for the Estonian economy cannot be overestimated, James York writes. U.S. imports were down by 6% last year, while Estonian export to the U.S. grew by 15.5%, to EUR 1.123 billion. While various trends speak…
Uzbekistan’s foreign trade turnover amounted to $7.1 billion in January-March, with a negative trade balance at $2.3 billion. Compared to the same period of 2020, the indicator has dipped by $930 million or by 11.6%, according to the statistical committee. Exports in the reporting period totaled almost $2.4 billion and imports $4.7 billion. The export…
In 2020, financial companies issued loans worth UAH 48 billion to individuals, up by 10% YoY, according to Oleksandr Zaletov, Head of the Financial Companies Supervision Department at the National Bank of Ukraine. “At present 775 financial companies have a license to issue loans, but only a third of them provide these services to individuals.…
Ukraine’s Finance Ministry borrowed UAH 4.593 billion, or $164.085 million, for the national budget at the latest weekly auction to place government domestic loan bonds held on April 20. Funds in hryvnias were raised through the sale of four packages of securities worth UAH 33.03 million ($1.179 million), UAH 4.405 billion ($157,369 million), UAH 2.59…