According to the information released by Statistics Estonia on April 9, Estonian exports of goods increased by 4% and imports by 5% YoY in February, with exports being boosted by wood, articles of wood and prefabricated wood buildings. In February, exports from Estonia amounted to EUR 1.16 billion and imports to EUR 1.26 billion at…
Ukraine’s State Fiscal Service (SFS) reimbursed UAH 45.4 billion worth of value added tax (VAT) in January-March, the SFS press service reported. “Compared to the relevant period of last year, the amount of compensation grew by 34.8%, or by UAH 11.7 billion. UAH 38 billion worth of VAT was returned to taxpayers in January-March 2018,”…
Ukraine-Turkey trade turnover increased by 28% YoY in January-February. Last year, Turkey was 6th largest importer of Ukrainian agri-food products. “In 2018, the trade turnover between the countries decreased by 3.9% YoY. However, in the first two months of this year, it totaled $356.6 million and grew by 28% due to an increase in exports…
Deputy Chairman of the State Fiscal Service (SFS) of Ukraine Yevhen Bambizov says the agency, due to the lack of effective mechanisms to influence debtors to recover tax debt that exceeds UAH 107 billion ($4 billion), insists on expanding its powers. “Tax debt accounts for 10% of the state budget revenue for the current year.…
In January-March, UAH 59.9 billion were transferred to local budgets, up by 17.6% YoY, according to the State Fiscal Service. The State Fiscal Service also noted that UAH 19.5 billion were transferred to local budgets in March, up by 8% or by UAH 1.5 billion YoY. Also, in January-March, tax and personal income tax contributions…
Asian Development Bank (ADB) forecasts Kazakhstan’s economic growth to slowdown in 2019 and 2020, reflecting lower oil prices and reduced growth in China and Russia. “Aside from oil revenues, public investment is expected to become a key source of economic growth in the coming years,” reads the latest ADB outlook. The bank expects the growth…
Ukrainians more actively used smartphones to pay bills and handle other financial transactions in the past year: the number of payments with mobile apps grew by 50%. PrivatBank’s press service reported that the number of transactions via the Privat24 mobile app increased from 8.9 million in March 2018 and to more than 15.8 million in…