Retail trade in Ukraine in January rose by 3.5% YoY in comparable prices, the State Statistics Service reported on its website. The following regions were in the lead: Kyiv region reported a 13.9% increase; Chernihiv region saw a 10.7% rise, while Zaporizhia region said its indicator grew by 6.9%. A decrease in retail trade was…
The number of foreign tourists visiting Estonia in 2020 fell to a level last seen 20 years ago, the Estonian Tourist Board at Enterprise Estonia (EAS) said in a survey on accommodation services and Airbnb for 2020. While in the first two months of last year the tourism sector hit new records just like it…
When establishing restrictions to halt the spread of Covid-19 in the country, Latvia’s government has so far focused on areas that have no effect on infection rates, says Depo network of stores owner Depo DIY board chairman Andris Kozlovskis. He said the trade industry had been under partial lockdown since November 2020. However, the data…
Estonian fintech unicorn firm Transferwise has shortened its name to Wise, the company has announced. The name change resulted from the company’s growth beyond its original incarnation as a secure money transfer platform, branching out into international banking and other services, the company says. “For generations, banks have been defined by borders,” co-founder and CEO…
Legal entities have only one this left to file the single tax return, the State Tax Service of Kyrgyzstan reminds. According to the law, domestic organizations, including peasant and farm enterprises, as well as foreign organizations operating in Kyrgyzstan with formation of a permanent institution have to file the tax return until March 1. The…
Uzbekistan for the first time in three years did not sell a single gram of gold in January, according to the state statistics committee. The country started the previous two years with an active sale of precious metal. There were periods when the sale of gold accounted for 50% of all exports and more. The…
Trade between Ukraine and Turkey in 2020, despite pandemic restrictions and slowdowns, remained at pre-pandemic levels and amounted to about $5 billion, Ukraine’s Ambassador to Turkey Andrii Sybiha said at the first constituent meeting of the Ukrainian part of the Ukrainian-Turkish Chamber of Commerce and Industry. “Last year’s turnover was about $5 billion. We have…