In June foreign trade turnover of Latvia amounted to EUR 2.19 billion at current prices, down by 10.3% YoY, of which exports value of goods fell by 8.2% and imports value of goods by 11.9%. Latvia exported goods in the amount of EUR 982.9 billion and imported in the amount of EUR 1.21 billion, according…
Prices for consumer goods and services in Azerbaijan increased by 2.7% YoY in January-July, the State Statistical Committee reported. According to the report, prices grew by 3.1% for food, drinks and tobacco products, by 1.3% for non-food products, and by 3% for paid services to the population. Prices for consumer goods and services increased by…
According to information released by Statistics Estonia, the exports and imports of goods in June decreased by 8% YoY. In the first half of 2019 exports increased by 5% and imports by 2%. In June exports from Estonia amounted to EUR 1.2 billion and imports to Estonia to EUR 1.3 billion at current prices. The…
A total of EUR 707.5 million in tax revenues was paid to the Tax and Customs Board (MTA) in June, up by 7.5% YoY. Tax receipts in the first half of 2019 increased by 4.9% YoY, the Ministry of Finance said. VAT revenues increased by 7.2% in June. Retail trade contributed the most to this…
As of July 1 the number of hired employees in the Azerbaijani economy increased by 4.4% and exceeded 1.6 million people compared to the same period of 2018, the State Statistics Committee reported. Some 903,400 of people were employed in the public sector, while 710,300 people – in the private sector. Of the total number…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he hopes that Ukraine and Turkey will sign a free trade agreement soon. He said this at a joint briefing with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara. “Cooperation between our countries is extremely rich. We will hold the eighth meeting of the Ukraine-Turkey High-Level Strategic Council in Kyiv…
Local and Russian enterprises and businessmen demonstrate continuous interest in cooperation due to similar business structures, preferential tax and customs regimes and availability of different transport routes which ease logistics issues. Business people from Tyumen, Russia, who will be in Baku on August 11-16, plan to establish ties with potential partners from Azerbaijan. The visit,…