With US Agency for International Development’s (USAID) support, Uzbekistan has joined the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), which sets global pest management standards, Information Officer of US Embassy in Tashkent Susannah Wood reports, commenting on the current project being implemented within the framework of the C5+1. Wood noted that C5+1 was a diplomatic platform for…
Azerbaijan and Central Asian country of Tajikistan have discussed ways of cooperation in the field of industry and sharing Azerbaijan’s experience in establishing industrial parks, Economy Ministry has reported. The discussion took place during a videoconference between the Azerbaijan Economy Ministry and Tajikistan Industry and New Technologies Ministry on December 23. Tajikistan Industry and New…
Ukraine intends to attract a short-term loan of up to $350 million from Deutsche Bank AG until the end of the current year, according to the Government portal. “In order to implement the Law of Ukraine “On the State Budget of Ukraine for 2020″, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine decides: to carry out state…
The Tallinn city government has agreed to extend rent discounts for businesses operating on city-owned premises in the city center until April 30, 2021 and to make the discount of up to 80% available also to tenants of commercial premises outside the city center. Under the measure, a rent discount of 80% is available from…
On December 21, Latvia’s Saeima approved urgent amendments to the Law on Unemployment Insurance in the final reading. These amendments will extend the term during which unemployment assistance benefits are paid to people who fail to find a job after the end of the unemployment benefit period. The aforementioned term is thereby extended until June…
In January-September, the volume of loans issued by financial companies in Ukraine increased by 15% YoY, to UAH 66 billion, the press service of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) reported. At present 1,414 financial companies, pawnshops and leasing companies operate in Ukraine. During the nine months, only 396 financial companies provided loans, of which…
The volume of bilateral trade between Ukraine and Pakistan in January-September amounted to $237.5 million, up 2.3-fold YoY, Minister for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine Ihor Petrashko said during a meeting with Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to Ukraine Noel Israel Khokhar. “However, the potential of our cooperation is not…