The Russian central bank is considering the possibility of launching the so-called regulatory sandboxes for participants of the financial market, when the regulator allows companies or banks to experiment with new technologies without being punished, Deputy Chairwoman Olga Skorobogatova said. “It’s the creation of a regime for banks or participants of the financial market, when…
Public payphones in Russia could notify people in remote areas in emergency situations, and the country needs them in this state, Sergei Kalugin, president of the state-controlled telecom operator Rostelecom, reported. “Probably, payphones are not the most advanced means of communications, but there are situations when it is the only means available, primarily, during critical…
Ukraine’s State Fish Agency expects that under a EUR 400 million agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) some EUR 130 million would be provided for projects in aquaculture and fishing industry. According to a press release of the agency, parliament has ratified the agreement between the EIB and Ukraine to raise EUR 400 million…
The State Unitary Enterprise (SUE) Dushanbevodokanal (DVK, municipal waterworks) plans to raise water prices by 20% beginning on October 1. The Antimonopoly Agency has partially complied with the DVK proposal to raise water prices for residential customers. “Starting from October 1, the price of one cubic meter of water for residential customers will be raised…
Organized by the World Bank, the Central Asia Water Future Forum and Expo is being held in the Kazakh city of Almaty on September 19-22. The event has reportedly brought together over 200 policy makers and practitioners from governments of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Afghanistan, the international community of water practitioners, as well…
24 state property units were sold as part of another auction held by the Azerbaijani State Committee on Property Issues on September 20, within the new privatization program in the country. As a result, some 1.1 million manats will be transferred to the country’s state budget. The third stage of privatization started as part of…
A committee for the organization of the 2017 Belarusian Industrial Forum, that will take place in Minsk on May 23-26, 2017, has been set up in Belarus in line with the executive order No.388p signed by the Prime Minister Andrei Kobyakov, the press service of the Belarusian government reported. The committee will be chaired by…