Uzbekistan’s foreign trade during the first five months of 2021 expanded to $14.6 billion, or by 13.2% YoY. Exports of goods increased by 45.9%, while gold exports dipped by 27.2%. The export of services amounted to $5.7 billion. In the reporting period, the country imported $8.8 billion worth of goods, up by $1 billion YoY.…
This year municipal company Riga Forests plans to participate in a youth employment program organized by the State Employment Agency (NVA). The company intends to offer summer jobs to 136 youngsters, as confirmed by Riga Forests. In June, July and August youngsters aged 15 to 19 years will be able to work in gardens and…
In January-May, trade turnover between Ukraine and the People’s Republic of China increased by 48% YoY, to over $7.4 billion. Chinese Ambassador to Ukraine Fan Xianrong said this at a press conference dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the strategic partnership between the People’s Republic of China and Ukraine. The diplomat emphasized that these were…
In a year and a half of its existence, the Ukrainian Startup Fund has financed about 200 business projects to the tune of almost $5 million. “The Ukrainian Startup Fund is a comprehensive approach to the development of startup ecosystem. These are funds for the implementation of promising projects, mentorship, acceleration programs and the professional…
The European Commission has approved Latvia’s submitted Recovery and Sustainability Plan worth EUR 1.8 billion, as confirmed by EC representatives. New the European Council will need to approve the plan. Latvia’s plan for recovery and sustainability was submitted to the European Commission on April 30 for the entire available amount – EUR 1.826 billion. This…
The Parliament of Kyrgyzstan adopted a report of the National Bank on the results of work for 2020. The decision was made at its meeting. 84 members voted for and 1 against. Earlier, MP Samat Ibraev urged his colleagues not to approve the report of the National Bank and to express a vote of no…
The next meeting of the Ukraine-Georgia Joint Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation is to be held in September, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. The Commission’s main task is to intensify trade and economic cooperation between the two countries, Zelensky said at a joint press conference with President of Georgia Salome Zourabichvili in Kyiv. “I am…