Latvia’s unemployment level was 8.5% in July. This is the eighth highest level among EU member states, according to data published by Eurostat. According to this data, unemployment levels were higher in Spain (17.1%), Italy (11.3%), Cyprus (10.8%), Croatia (10.6%), France (9.8%), Portugal (9.1%) and Finland (8.8%). The lowest unemployment levels were registered in the…
According to Statistics Estonia, the gross domestic product (GDP) of Estonia increased by 5.7% in the second quarter of 2017 compared to the same period in 2016. In the second quarter GDP at current prices reached EUR 5.8 billion. The seasonally and working-day adjusted GDP grew by 1.3% QoQ and by 5.2% YoY. The biggest…
The number of companies that are indebted to State Revenue Service continues to increase. Since May there has been an increase in the number of people engaged in business activities, as well as the number of debtors to SRS, according to data from the Credit Information Bureau. CIB’s database has information about 44,000 businesses’ and…
Cotton harvesting campaign started in Turkmenistan’s Akhal, Lebap and Mary provinces on August 30, this is while in Dashoguz province, the cotton harvesting will start on September 6, the Turkmen Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources reported. It is planned to harvest 1.05 million tons of raw cotton in Turkmenistan. Raw materials and derivatives are…
Swedbank raised Estonia’s 2017 real growth forecast by 1.3%, to 3.5%, and next year’s forecast by 0.4%, to 3.2% in its latest economic outlook. In April the bank estimated that Estonia’s gross domestic product growth would total 2.2% this year, and 2.8% in 2018. The newly revised forecast is a lot more optimistic, though the…
The law that provides stricter language requirements for procurement of agriculture land is not discriminatory towards citizens of other European Union member states, says Latvian Agriculture Ministry, commenting on complaints submitted to EC center for setting conflicts Solvit by foreign businessmen in relation to the requirements imposed by Latvia on privatization of land. “According to…
Tajikistan is keen to develop cooperation with Azerbaijan in all fields, said Tajik Ambassador Soli Rustam as he presented a copy of his credentials to Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov. He noted that he would spare no efforts to contribute to developing the bilateral ties during his tenure. (AzerNews/Business World Magazine)