A shortage of dollars in circulation in Tajikistan has led to the further devaluation of the national currency, the somoni. The somoni has lost 2.2% of its value against the dollar over the last day alone – from 8.82 somoni per $1 on April 10, to 9.02 somoni per $1 on April 11. Meanwhile, it…
In March the index of consumer prices for goods and services totaled 100.3% as against February 2017 and 101.7% as against December 2016, the National Statistics Committee of Belarus reported. In March the basic index of consumer prices that disregards changes of prices for the commodities and services affected by administrative and seasonal factors reached…
In the coming months inflation should be around 3% in Estonia as a result of external factors and tax changes, said Kristjan Pungas, analyst at the Ministry of Finance’s Fiscal Policy Department. In March, price levels in Estonia and the eurozone in general were influenced by the increase of energy prices slowing down. “At the…
Compared to the first half of 2016, in the second half the average purchase prices of round timber kept declining, moreover, price drop has been recorded for the three recent years. Within the coniferous tree sector, the greatest reduction was observed in purchase prices of pine sawlogs in diameter under 14 cm, within deciduous tree…
Consumer prices in Latvia may have grown by 2.9-3.3% YoY in March, bank analysts predict. Swedbank economist Linda Vildava notes that consumer prices in March may have grown by approximately 0.4% MoM. This means that prices have grown by 2.9% since March 2016. “The largest positive contribution to monthly changes will likely come from price…
Ashgabat hosted a meeting of the Turkmenistan-South Korea intergovernmental commission on commercial, economic, scientific and technological cooperation, said the Turkmen Foreign Ministry in a message. The Turkmen side was headed by Deputy Prime Minister Maksat Babayev, the South Korean side – by Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Joo Hyunghwan. The meeting’s agenda included the…
For a long time central banks have been realizing a money policy as a result of which loan interest rates in many developed countries have been very high. Businesses and households benefit the most from such conditions, as their loans for investments and consumption have become cheaper. Governments of different countries benefit from it the…