Azerbaijan: tax revenues to state budget from banks and insurance companies up in January-May 2019

In January-May financial revenues from banks and insurance companies through the Ministry of Taxes to Azerbaijan’s state budget increased by 48.4% YoY. The total revenue value from banks and insurance companies for the reporting period amounted to 180.2 million manats. Over a quarter of all tax transfers accounted for the industrial sector – 560.9 million…

Ukraine: national debt down in May 2019

The volume of public and publicly guaranteed debt of Ukraine in May decreased in dollar terms by $1.44 billion, or by 1.8%, to $78.4 billion, the Ministry of Finance reports. In the hryvnia equivalent, public debt for the said period was down by UAH 18.36 billion, or by 0.9%, to UAH 2.106 trillion. According to…

Ukraine: industrial output up in May 2019

The volume of Ukraine’s industrial production grew by 1.6% in May compared with the relevant month last year, the Economic Development and Trade Ministry wrote on Facebook. “The Ukrainian industry continues to grow steadily! Thus, in May the volume of industrial production increased by 1.6% compared to the relevant period last year. The following industrial…