Real wages in Ukraine in January compared to January 2016 increased by 21.4% and compared to December 2016 they fell by 8.3%, the State Statistics Service has said. The largest growth of average wages in January compared with January 2016 was observed in Ternopil (by 54.3%), Zakarpattia (51.8%), Chernivtsi (50.3%), Volyn and Kherson (49.8% each),…
As of February 1, Belarus’ external state debt totaled $13.5 billion, down by $95.7 million or by 0.7% from the beginning of the year (taking into account differences in currency exchange rates), representatives of the Belarusian Finance Ministry declared. In Januaryexternal state borrowings totaled $36.8 million, including $21.8 million borrowed from the Russian government and…
In order to create the most favorable conditions for bringing the Turkmen carpet weaving to a new level, it is necessary to ensure the privatization of this industry, Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said. He made the remarks addressing a meeting of the country’s Cabinet of Ministers, according to the Turkmen government. Turkmenhaly State Association includes…
Common people should feel the results of domestic economic growth already this year, president of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said. “We are making efforts for the common people to start feeling that the situation in the country is changing for the better. The efforts include a sharp increase in the minimum wage up to UAH 3,200,…
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan to Korea Askar Beshimov met with the Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund Howard Bamsey. He promised to allocate $300,000 to the State Agency of Environment and Forestry of the Kyrgyz Republic as the national authority on work with the fund. In the framework of this application, international…
In 2016, according to preliminary data of the State Statistics Committee, the volume of gross domestic product (GDP) in current prices amounted to 199325,1 billion soums, while the growth in comparison with January-December 2015 made up 7.8%. GDP growth was mainly influenced by the following economic activities: construction (112.5%), trade, accommodation and food (113.4%), transportation…
The total volume of leasing transactions increased by 5.7%n to 973.1 billion soums in Uzbekistan in 2016 compared to 2015, Uzbekistan Lessors Association reported. The aggregate portfolio of lease deals in Uzbekistan increased by 14.5%, to 2.59 trillion soums during the reporting period. Uzbek lessors concluded 5,540 deals in 2016 versus 5,600 deals a year…