The economic growth in Kazakhstan has amounted to 4.3% since the beginning of this year, the First Vice-Minister of the National Economy of Kazakhstan Ruslan Dalenov said on September 19 during a government meeting. “After the slight slowdown of 4% in July, the economic growth accelerated to 4.3% during the eight months of this year,…
Ukraine’s gross external debt as of early July was $114.836 billion, up by 1.05% from the beginning of the year, according to the website of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU). Since the beginning of the year, the gross external debt of the country has increased by 1.16%. According to the central bank, the debt…
Next year, the minimum wage will grow from UAH 3,200 to UAH 3,723 ($142). The minimum living wage per person will be UAH 1,700 from January 1, 2018, UAH 1,777 from July 1, and UAH 1,853 from December 1, 2018. Such a growth of social standards is stipulated in the draft Law of Ukraine “On…
Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Finance has submitted the state budget drafts for 2018 to the Cabinet of Ministers, the ministry said on September 18. Draft state budget and draft consolidated budget for 2018, as well as consolidated budget indicators for the next three years, were submitted to the Cabinet of Ministers. Azerbaijani state budget revenues for…
Ukraine has received proposals to buy back 2019 eurobonds for $1.161 billion and 2020 eurobonds for $415.152 million and chosen to accept all of the bonds validly tendered for repurchase, the issuer has reported on the Irish Stock Exchange (ISE) on September 18. “The offeror hereby announces that the total final acceptance amount is equal…
Minister of Finance Toomas Toniste (IRL) said that increased economic growth, which is increasing revenues to the state budget, should not mean an increase in expenditures. “My wish is that next year, when revenues increase, we do not increase spending,” Toniste said at the government press conference. “This will generate additional funds and we will…
Prices for consumer goods and tariffs for services in Azerbaijan increased by 0.2% MoM in August, the country’s State Statistics Committee reported. Prices for foodstuff increased by 0.3%, while the prices for non-food goods – by 0.1%. The cost of paid services increased by 0.2%. In January-August prices for consumer goods and tariffs for services…