The Estonian Traders’ Association has introduced new rules to stop the transmission of coronavirus inside shopping malls this week, but issues around a lack of security staff and non-member centers still persist. Last week the government said shopping malls could remain open but only as long as owners and retailers took extra precautions to enforce…
Syrdarya region plans to implement 737 projects worth $2.4 billion until the end of 2023, with the share of foreign investment amounting to $900 million. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed the projects on March 1. New projects are set to deliver $1 billion worth of goods and create almost 36,000 new jobs. The export potential of…
The number of Tajik citizens visiting Azerbaijan increased by 50% YoY and reached 3,500 in 2019, Chairman of the State Tourism Agency Fuad Naghiyev said at an online meeting with the head of Tajikistan’s Tourism Development Committee Tozhiddin Zhurazoda. According to Naghiyev, the figures don’t fully reflect the potential of tourism cooperation between the two…
The average nominal salary of Ukrainians in January was 15% higher than the one they received in January 2020 and amounted to UAH 12,337, the State Statistics Service reported. The average nominal salary of a full-time employee of enterprises, institutions and organizations in January was UAH 12,337, or 2.1 times higher than the minimum wage…
In a bid to develop tourism, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has signed a decree to modify the taxing and subsiding system in the tourism sector of the country. The government has approved the document and it includes the following changes. Tickets for local flights will be sold with a 25% discount and if purchased through tour…
On March 1, the first day for submission of income declarations to the State Revenue Service (VID), more than 62,400 submitted their income declarations, as confirmed by VID director general Ieva Jaunzeme. “62 414 income declarations have been submitted so far. In 2020, the same amount was reached as of 10:00 a. m. on the…
The Estonian economy shrank by 2.9% YoY in 2020, state agency Statistics Estonia reported, while gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 1.2% in the fourth quarter of 2020. The culprit was primarily the COVID-19 pandemic and its ensuing restrictions, though foreign trade actually fared well given the conditions. Manufacturing, trade, accommodation and food services were…