Azerbaijan: taxes applied to online business

If quarterly incomes of persons in Azerbaijan engaged in online business exceed 200,000 manats, they are subject to income tax and value added tax, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Taxes reported. “If the amount of taxable transactions exceeds 200,000 manats, these people should apply for registration as VAT payers in the first decade of the next…

Kyrgyzstan: state debt up in May 2019

In May the state debt of Kyrgyzstan reached $696 per capita. Over the month, the debt burden has grown by $1.51. According to the Ministry of Finance, as of May 31, the total amount of state debt (external + internal) of Kyrgyzstan was $4,453.86 billion (311,102.22 billion soms), including $3,783 billion (264,242.34 billion soms) of…

Kyrgyzstan: industry volume up in January-May 2019

Volume of industrial production has grown in Kyrgyzstan ,the Deputy Head of the State Committee for Industry, Energy and Subsoil Use Zhyrgalbek Sagynbaev declared. According to him, the figures increased due to Kumtor and Taldy-Bulak Levoberezhny fields. In addition, in January-May volume of production amounted to 104,029.1 billion soms. According to the ministry, 88 permits…

Estonia: inflation at 2.4% in June 2019

Inflation was 2.4% YoY to June 2019, Statistics Estonia reports. Services saw a higher Consumer Price Index (CPI) rise than goods, 3.5%, compared with 1.8%. Regulated prices of goods and services rose by 0.8% and non-regulated prices by 2.9%. CPI rises were affected the most by food and non-alcoholic beverages, which comprised nearly 30% of…