Ukraine’s international reserves at the end of February stood at $15.5 billion against $15.445 billion at the beginning of the month, Head of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Valeriya Gontareva has said. “We plan to increase our reserves, if the situation on the foreign exchange market allows us to do it,” Gontareva said. She…
Uzbekistan plans to spend foreign investments worth $4.506 billion on 199 investment projects in 2017. This is envisaged in an investment program for 2017 approved by a decree of Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. Meanwhile, thanks to the foreign loans guaranteed by the government, it is planned to spend $1.854 billion on 79 projects and thanks…
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…