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.…
Average salaries and wages rose in all sectors last year and the average wage was more than 7% higher than in 2018. In 2019, the average monthly gross wage was EUR 1,407, up by 7.4%. Salaries were the highest in Q2 and Q4 2019. The highest average monthly gross salaries are in the information and…
The average nominal wage of a full-time employee grew by 12.5% in Ukraine in January 2020 against December 2019, while rising by 16.3% YoY, to UAH 10,727, or $437. Real wages in Ukraine in January increased by 12.7% MoM and by 12.5% YoY, the State Statistics Service reported. The average nominal rate of a full-time…
In 2019, budget expenditures surged by 19.3% and made 13.5 trillion tenge. Budget spending comprised 11.3 trillion tenge, down by 9.1%. The biggest amount was spent on social assistance and social provision: 3.5 trillion tenge or 25.6% of the total sum of expenses. 2.3 trillion tenge and 1.3 trillion tenge were spent on education and…