At the end of February the level of registered unemployment in Latvia was 6.3% of economically active population, down by 0.1% MoM, as reported by the State Employment Agency (NVA). At the end of February a total of 58,247 unemployed people were registered with NVA, down by 585 people. The lowest registered unemployment level at…
Analyst with the Alpari investment company, Maksym Parkhomenko, warns that the hryvnia, Ukraine’s national currency, may considerably weaken against the U.S. dollar by this weekend. The expert says that, if panic worsens on the market, Ukrainians will be buying dollars at UAH 26. At the same time, Parkhomenko emphasized that the hryvnia should not tumble…
Ukraine’s international reserves grew by $0.3 billion in February, to $26.6 billion, the press service of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) reported. “As of March 1, Ukraine’s international reserves, according to tentative data, amounted to $26.623 billion (in equivalent). In February, they increased by 1.3%. An increase in international reserves in February was caused,…
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has held an urgent meeting with the leadership of the Government and bodies accountable to the Head of State, during which the issues of the financial and economic situation in the world and its impact on the economy of Kazakhstan have been discussed. President Tokayev gave a number of specific instructions to…
Turkey’s cement exports to Uzbekistan decreased in January, the Turkish Trade Ministry reported. Cement exports to Uzbekistan amounted to $467,000, down by 32.3%. However, Turkey’s total cement exports to Uzbekistan exceeded $13.4 million in 2019, having increased by 123.47%, compared to 2018. (Trend/Business World Magazine)
Some of the reforms implemented by the previous governments, including the fight against corruption, will be continued, while some of them will undergo changes. “Reforms are not an end in themselves. Reforms are a tool to improve the life of Ukrainians and make it less corrupt. Of course, we will implement the reforms that have…
In 2019, Latvian Consumer Dispute Resolution Commission received a total of 176 applications, up by 58 applications YoY, as reported by Consumer Awareness and Communication Office head Santa Zarane. Over the course of 2019 the commission received the majority of applications (94) detailing complaints related to the compliance of the quality of goods with standards.…