In September the number of unemployed individuals in Kazakhstan was estimated to be 438,900 people, while the unemployment rate was 4.9% of the economically active population (4.9% in August), the Statistics Committee of the Kazakh National Economy Ministry reported. Official figures show that as of the end of September, 128,800 people, or 1.4% of the…
Over the month, Kyrgyzstan’s national debt grew by $97.71 million. Thus, since the beginning of the year, it has increased by $313.97 million, the Ministry of Finance reported. As of August 31, the state debt was $4,378.71 billion, or 300,764.62 billion soms. $3,984.54 billion (273,690.08 billion soms) is the country’s external debt, and $394.17 million…
The consumer price index for goods and services totaled 100.3% in September as against August, the National Statistics Committee of Belarus reported. The consumer price index for goods and services totaled 102.7% in September as against December 2016. The core CPI that excludes certain items that face volatile price movements due to administrative and seasonal…
The average price level in Latvia in September, as compared to September last year, increased by 2.9%, according to official estimates. The Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia stated, that over the period prices were affected the most by rising prices of food and non-alcoholic drinks, goods and services linked to transport, the group of miscellaneous…
In September Kyrgyzstan’s gross international reserves grew by almost $40 million, the National Bank reported. According to the results of September, the volume of reserves amounted to $2,131.21 billion soms. This is $39.56 million more than in August. Since the beginning of the year, reserves have increased by $162.08 million. The National Bank uses international…
Industrial prices in Ukraine in September grew by 1.6% after an increase of 0.4% in August and 1.8% in July, the State Statistics Service of Ukraine said. However, growth of industrial prices in September 2017 from September 2016 slowed to 22.4% against 23.6% in August 2017 from August 2016. January through September Ukrainian producers’ prices…
The charges for public utilities, namely, natural gas, electricity and water, will be introduced in Turkmenistan. Speaking at a meeting of the Council of Elders of Turkmenistan on October 9, the president Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov stressed that after the country gained independence, the population consumed natural gas, drinking water, electricity and salt free of charge. The…