The prices for consumer goods and services increased by 2.5% YoY in January-June, the State Statistical Committee reported. The prices for food, beverages and tobacco products increased by 2.7%, and non-food items – by 1.3%, while the cost of paid services to the population increased by 3.2%. The prices for consumer goods and services in…
Receipts of own revenues of the local budgets’ general fund in January-June increased to UAH 128.8 billion ($4.99 billion), which is 19.6%, or UAH 21.1 billion ($817 million) over the amount for the same period of 2018. That’s according to Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Public Utilities of Ukraine Hennady…
Once a country of EU record-high emigration, Lithuania has recently become a new home for thousands of Ukrainians, who come here in search of a better life. According to the Lithuanian Migration Department, the number of Ukrainians living in Lithuania rocketed by almost 42% in 2018, making them the largest foreign community in Lithuania. The…
The prospect of direct flights between Tbilisi and Sofia will contribute to the development of contacts between nations and enhance cooperation in the field of tourism, said Deputy Prime Minister of Bulgaria Ekaterina Zakhareva at a meeting with the Prime Minister of Georgia Mamuka Bakhtadze. The meeting was held within the framework of the Batumi…
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…
In June consumer prices in Ukraine fell by 0.5% MoM, according to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine. “Consumer prices in June decreased by 0.5% compared with May, but grew by 3.6% since the start of the year,” the report says. At the same time, compared with December 2018, consumer prices rose by 3.6% and…
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…