Ukraine’s State Agency for Tourism Development has signed a memorandum with Google on the development and digitalization of the Ukrainian tourism industry, the head of the agency, Mariana Oleskiv, has reported on Facebook. “The State Agency for Tourism Development of Ukraine and Google signed a memorandum of cooperation. This is an important step towards the…
Healthcare Ministry proposes diverting EUR 15.08 million towards coverage of expenditures of laboratory COVID-19 tests, as provided by the ministry’s prepared decision project, which will be reviewed by the Cabinet of Ministers on November 3. The ministry explains that following the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the state has paid for laboratory tests. Funding was…
Ukrainians kept over UAH 642 billion in Ukrainian banks as of October 1, the press service of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) reported on Facebook. “In Ukrainian banks, the population keeps more than 642 billion hryvnias (as of October 1). Despite the corona crisis and a significant reduction in deposit rates, the growth rate…
The work of the preliminary assessment mission of the EU regarding Ukraine’s readiness to conclude an Agreement on Conformity Assessment and Acceptance of Industrial Products (ACAA) has begun, according to the press service of the Ministry of Economy Ukraine. “On October 29, during an online meeting of Ukraine’s Trade Representative Taras Kachka with representatives of…
Kazakh Ecology, Geology, and Natural Resources Minister Magzum Mirzagaliyev proposed Romanian companies to cooperate in implementing the Waste to Energy mechanism during the 15th session of the Kazakh-Romanian Intergovernmental Commission held online. Joining the meeting were the Kazakh and Romanian co-chairs of the Commission, representatives of the ministries involved and authorized ambassadors of the two…
The turnover of retail trade enterprises in September was EUR 643 million, up by 6% YoY, with pricing being constant, according to Statistics Estonia (Statistikaamet). Jaanika Tiigiste, a leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, noted that turnover in September saw a larger increase than August. “In September, turnover growth was driven mostly by stores selling manufactured…
Ukrainian exports showed sufficient resilience to crisis developments in 2020, in contrast to previous crises, in particular due to an increase in the share of food products in its structure. The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU said this in its quarterly Inflation Report for October 2020. Unlike previous crises, Ukrainian exports in 2020 showed sufficient…