The Fisheries Committee has been created under the Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources. The ministry noted that the creation of the committee would promote effective implementation of the recently adopted Fisheries Development Program until 2030 and would increase the volume of fish farming and export of fish products. Kazakhstan is planning to be…
Uzbekistan and Belgium noted the role of further building up and deepening inter-parliamentary ties in increasing bilateral cooperation on a wide range of issues of mutual interest, the press service of Legislative Chamber Oliy Majlis (parliament) of Uzbekistan reported. The first online meeting of the Interparliamentary Friendship Group of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy…
International reserves at the end of 2020 increased by 15% and reached $29.133 billion as of January 1, 2021, according to the press service of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU). This is a record amount of reserves over the last eight years (a larger amount was recorded in September 2012). The current amount of…
The Kazakh Head of State, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, has held a meeting with Minister of Trade and Integration Bakhyt Sultanov on the outcomes of the trade system development during the past year as well as on the measures for expanding foreign and domestic trade. Kazakhstan has kept its growth in non-mineral exports despite the negative trends…
Unemployment benefits in Estonia have risen for 2021, with the maximum level receivable over EUR 400 per month higher than last year’s figure. The minimum rate has also risen. Whereas the maximum amount permissible in unemployment insurance benefits was EUR 1,656.33 per month in 2020, the current ceiling is EUR 67.30 unemployment insurance benefit per…
Local budgets of Zaporizhzhia region received UAH 6 million in revenues from tourist tax payments in 2020, according to the Main Department of the State Tax Service of Zaporizhzhia region. “Of the total revenues, 2.8 million were paid by business entities and 3.2 million – by individuals,” reads the report. In 2020, the largest revenues…
Hotels outside of Harju County received a boost from domestic tourists over the New Year, as people sought to celebrate the turn of the year in areas with fewer restrictions. Chairman of the Estonian Hotel and Restaurant Association Ain Kapp said on New Year’s Eve occupancy rate in Tallinn’s hotels was approximately 20-80% less than…