Support to the private sector of economy is among important priorities in Turkmenistan, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said in his message to participants of the International exhibition of household goods. “On this basis, we set before ourselves the goal to significantly increase the share of individual enterprises in the structure of GDP,” said Berdimuhamedov in his…
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Ukraine’s Long-Term Foreign- and Local-Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at ‘B-‘ with a Stable Outlook. This is stated in the agency’s press release. “We forecast Ukraine’s GDP growth to decelerate to 2% in 2017 before picking up to 3% in 2018 on the back of improving consumer demand and investment,” the…
Compared to March 2016, total retail trade turnover in Latvia rose by 1.5% in March 2017. Turnover of retail trade in food products declined by 0.8%, whereas turnover of retail trade in non-food products grew by 3.3%. The most significant turnover growth in the non-food product group was recorded in retail sale of information and…
On the outcomes of the activities of 2016 as well as of the first quarter of 2017 the country shows a positive trend of gradual economic upturn, and this should be the basis and the key to boost investment in the country and ensure implementation of successful projects in the real economic sector, Ukrainian Prime…
Ukraine’s State Treasury on April 26 refunded VAT to 2,704 taxpayers for UAH 9.946 billion. The authority said that VAT was not refunded to 13 taxpayers for UAH 5.969 million, as the wrong information about the bank’s address was presented, as the bank was under liquidation. The treasury said that information about the state of…
The tax policy reform will make Latvia more competitive in comparison with other Baltic States. In addition, reforms in the country will introduce the largest PIT benefits for dependents among other Baltic States, Finance Ministry promises. “Tax burden decline for labor taxes and increased benefits will be felt by all residents,” the ministry states. PIT…
The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) predicts further food price hike under the pressure on the exchange rate of the national currency, the somoni, against the dollar (USD). Tajik central bank forecasts that prices for imported food products will begin to rise starting from the second quarter (April-June). The NBT specialists say negative inflation expectations…