Kyrgyzstan: state debt up in May 2019

In May the state debt of Kyrgyzstan reached $696 per capita. Over the month, the debt burden has grown by $1.51. According to the Ministry of Finance, as of May 31, the total amount of state debt (external + internal) of Kyrgyzstan was $4,453.86 billion (311,102.22 billion soms), including $3,783 billion (264,242.34 billion soms) of…

Kyrgyzstan: industry volume up in January-May 2019

Volume of industrial production has grown in Kyrgyzstan ,the Deputy Head of the State Committee for Industry, Energy and Subsoil Use Zhyrgalbek Sagynbaev declared. According to him, the figures increased due to Kumtor and Taldy-Bulak Levoberezhny fields. In addition, in January-May volume of production amounted to 104,029.1 billion soms. According to the ministry, 88 permits…

Estonia: inflation at 2.4% in June 2019

Inflation was 2.4% YoY to June 2019, Statistics Estonia reports. Services saw a higher Consumer Price Index (CPI) rise than goods, 3.5%, compared with 1.8%. Regulated prices of goods and services rose by 0.8% and non-regulated prices by 2.9%. CPI rises were affected the most by food and non-alcoholic beverages, which comprised nearly 30% of…

Ukraine: National Bank registers new payment system

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has registered a new domestic payment system, the central bank’s press service has reported. “The National Bank of Ukraine agreed the rules and registered the domestic payment system Lime Money,” the report says. The payment organization of the domestic payment system Lime Money is Smart Finexpert LLC (Mykolaiv). Lime…

Ukraine: exports to Canada up in Q1 2019

In the first quarter of 2019, exports of Ukrainian goods and services to Canada amounted to $41.9 million, up by 48.8% YoY, the press service of the Economic Development and Trade Ministry wrote on Twitter. In particular, over the reporting period, Ukraine’s exports of goods to Canada made up $27.2 million, up by 62.4%. The…