A total of 56,000 enterprises have taken the opportunity of partial unemployment benefits and 131,000 employees have already received financial assistance from the state, according to Economy, Trade and Agriculture Development Minister Ihor Petrashko. “Some 56,000 companies have benefited from the partial unemployment program: 131,000 people receive assistance,” Petrashko said at a briefing. According to…
About 202 million GEL ($66.12 million or EUR 58.37 million) will be spent on 67 water and sewerage infrastructure projects throughout Georgia in 2020 that will benefit about 779,625 people, the United Water Supply Company of Georgia has announced. “Currently, the United Water Supply Company of Georgia is implementing 34 large-scale infrastructure projects, and 33…
The Cabinet of Ministers, Ukraine’s government, plans to introduce a funded pension system in Ukraine from 2021 and stimulate the development of a private pension system. The Cabinet also intends to adapt to the EU laws Ukrainian legislation on private pension funds to enhance protection of property rights and interests of pensioners, according to the…
Director of Expert Assessments Institute Viacheslav Butko has said the official forex rate of the hryvnia, Ukraine’s national currency, will remain stable in summer thanks to financial assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the European Union. “Since we have received an IMF loan and we have received financial assistance from the EU, we…
The first meeting of the public council on the development of ecotourism of the Ile-Alatau National Park was held in Almaty. The public council consists of 19 members including representatives of tourism organizations, scientists, athletes, businessmen, eco-activists and public figures. The meeting was opened by Yerlan Nysanbayev, Deputy Minister for Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources.…
The international reserves of Ukraine until the end of 2020 may exceed the level of $27.2 billion in the April forecast of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), the press service of the regulator has reported. “The relatively favorable situation in the world commodity markets, a significant decline in imports and the signing of a…
As of June 1, losses of budget of Kyrgyzstan amounted to 14.1 billion soms, the Deputy Prime Minister of the country, Erkin Asrandiev, announced. According to him, the state budget did not receive 6.4 billion soms in taxes, including the republican budget did not receive 5.5 billion soms. Shortfall in customs duties and fees is…