Exports and imports in Estonia both declined by a quarter YoY in May, government agency Statistics Estonia reported. Imports from China did however rise slightly, driven mainly by consignments of personal protective equipment from the country during the coronavirus pandemic. Evelin Puura, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said trade decreased the most with EU Member…
The value of trade turnover between Kazakhstan and Russia amounted to $5.2 billion over the first four months of 2020 compared to $5.7 billion during the same period of 2019, the Statistics Committee reported. The share of Russia in total value of Kazakhstan’s trade turnover was 18.7% during the reporting period of 2020 compared to…
Ukraine seeks to increase trade turnover with ASEAN countries to $5 billion, Foreign Minister of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba stated at a meeting with Ambassador of Vietnam Nguyen Anh Tuan, Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia Yuddy Chrisnandi and Ambassador of Malaysia Dato Raja Reza Raja Zaib Shah on the eve of 53rd anniversary of the…
The government of Georgia will subsidize the 2020 grape harvest, especially grape varieties of Rkatsiteli and Kakhuri Mtsvane in order to support farmers completely sell their produce, Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has announced. Gakharia said that the price of Rkatsiteli and Kakhuri Mtsvane would not be less than 80 tetri. He added that in case…
According to Aliya Moldabekova, deputy chair of the National Bank of Kazakhstan, the country’s national reserves have jumped to $32.9 billion. Moldabekova said there had been a 13.5% or a $3.9-billion rise in international reserves of the country. As of June, international reserves have amounted to $32.9 billion, increasing by $1.3 billion last month. According…
The Cabinet of Ministers has channeled almost UAH 1.7 billion in subventions from the state budget into the socio-economic development of the regions. “The government endorsed a decision to allocate almost UAH 1.7 billion within the program of socio-economic development of the regions. These funds will be allocated to meet the needs of the people,…
The prices of disinfection products and their availability have stabilized. Supply of facemasks and respirators is limited in multiple categories, but their prices remain stable, as concluded in a price monitoring study performed by the Consumer Rights Protection Centre (PTAC). On March 9, PTAC commenced price monitoring for items of first necessity in four biggest…