In January-May, Kyrgyzstan’s foreign trade turnover amounted to $2.8 billion, and increased by 27.7% YoY, head of the Department of Summary Work and Dissemination of Statistical Information of the National Statistics Committee Chinara Turdubayeva said during a press conference. Exports rose by 4.4%, while imports by 40.5%. “The volume of mutual trade of the republic…
Uzbekistan and the World Bank (WB) discussed measures aimed at mitigating the negative impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the economy. The discussions took place during a meeting of representatives of the Ministry of Finance of Uzbekistan and WB. In addition, the parties considered the issues of financing education, health and social protection during the…
According to preliminary information, the republican budget of Kyrgyzstan was executed with a surplus in the amount of 575.3 million soms in the first half of 2021. The Ministry of Economy and Finance provides such data. The total amount of revenues of the republican budget, according to preliminary data, amounted to 80,767 billion soms in…
Consumer inflation in June was higher than the April forecast of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) and came to 9.5% compared to June 2020, the central bank’s press service reported. “In June, consumer inflation in annual terms remained at the level of the previous month – 9.5%. In monthly terms, prices increased by 0.2%.…
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) purchased $20 million on the interbank foreign exchange market last week, according to data provided by the central bank. According to the results of foreign exchange interventions, the National Bank bought $20 million on the interbank foreign exchange market between July 5 and July 9. Since the start of…
Amid continuing heatwaves, Lithuanians have been sweeping shops for electric fans and portable air conditioning units. Construction specialists say cooling homes may become a bigger concern in the future than heating. Unusually hot weather has persisted in Lithuania since early June and people are looking for ways to stay cool. Meanwhile, retailers say they are…
The value of Turkey’s cement exports to Georgia increased by 2.3% YoY in January-April, amounting to $13.1 million, the Turkish Ministry of Trade reported. “In April, the volume of cement exports from Turkey to Georgia rose 1.3-fold, to $3.78 million,” the ministry said. (AzerNews/Business World Magazine)