Belarus: agricultural export to Tajikistan up in 2020

Export of Belarusian agricultural products to Tajikistan rose 1.4-fold YoY in 2020, the press service of the Agriculture and Food Ministry reported after Agriculture and Food Minister Ivan Krupko met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Tajikistan to Belarus Mahmadsharif Haqdod. Belarus-Tajikistan trade in agricultural products and food totaled $9.8 million in 2020. Belarus’ food…

Ukraine: average salary up in February 2021

In February, the average nominal salary in Ukraine amounted to UAH 12,549, up by 15.7% YoY, according to the State Statistics Service. The average nominal salary of Ukrainians in February was 2.1 times higher than the minimum wage (UAH 6,000). Compared to January, the average nominal wage rose by 1.7%. The highest average nominal salaries…

Uzbekistan: UK government expresses concern over activity of “Scottish” companies

The UK is concerned over activity of “Scottish” companies operating in Uzbekistan, according to an article published by The Times. The World Bank in 2020 blacklisted an anonymously owned Scottish company NovoLine Resources after exposing “fraudulent practices” in an emergency medical aid program. NovoLine Resources won the tender of the Uzbek Health Ministry for the…

Ukraine: UkraineInvest and Zaporizhzhia CCI to cooperate on attracting investment to the region

The Ukrainian government’s investment promotion office UkraineInvest and Zaporizhzhia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) have discussed the issue of attracting investment to the region, the press service of Zaporizhzhia CCI reports. According to Volodymyr Shamilov, President of Zaporizhzhia CCI, the Chamber and UkraineInvest have common goals and aspirations. “Our task is to create new…

Ukraine: trade with Uzbekistan up in 2020

Despite restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, trade between Ukraine and Uzbekistan increased by 30% YoY in 2020. This issue was discussed at a meeting of Head of the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection Vladyslava Mahaletska and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Uzbekistan to Ukraine Alisher Abdualiyev,…