The presence of German business can significantly grow in Ukraine if current reforms continue, Marco Wanderwitz, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Co-Head of the German-Ukrainian High-Level Group on Economic Cooperation, has stated. “Ukraine is one of Germany’s most important economic partners in the region, and Ukraine has made…
Last year there were 19.5 thousand vacant jobs in Latvia. When compared to 2019, their numbers have declined by 9.6 thousand or by 33%, according to data from the Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. In the private sector there were 11.7 thousand vacant jobs and 7.8 thousand in the public sector. Compared to the previous…
The government has approved a bill providing a EUR 641-million supplementary budget aimed at combating the ongoing effects of the coronavirus pandemic, with a focus on the health-care sector, education and local government. The budget is the second of its kind issued in response to the pandemic; last April the previous administration issued an even…
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev promised to channel $11.3 billion worth of investments towards the development of the Tashkent region. As part of his trip to the region on March 18, he talked to local residents. “The purpose of my visit is to create modern conditions in the Tashkent region. The population of the region is…
Pensions in Ukraine grew by 13.8% in 2020, according to the press service of the Pension Fund. In 2020, the Pension Fund provided pension payments to 11.1 million citizens, of whom 2.7 million were working retirees. “During 2020, the pension increased by UAH 424.53 or by 13.8%: from UAH 3,082.98 on January 1, 2020 to…
The Agency for State Asset Management (SAMA) of Uzbekistan has announced the sale of twenty state-owned gas stations, service and other real estate objects. All lots are available for purchase on the electronic trading platform E-Ijro Auksion. Eight available gas filling compressor stations have licenses to sell compressed natural gas. “If the buyer meets the…
Latvian garden and construction supplies store Depo has been told to close its doors because selling food does not make it an essential shop. Construction stores and garden centers must shut under the government’s latest lockdown rules, but Latvian chain Depo’s Estonian stores have kept their doors open because shops also sell food. The Ministry…