Ukrainians in October 2016 sold to banks $113.9 million more foreign currency than bought, according to the website of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU). According to the regulator, this is $169.5 million, or 60% less than in the previous month. The volume of foreign currency sales by the public in October decreased by 48.7%,…
Kyivstar mobile communications operators saw 11.079 billion UAH of total revenue in January-September, while a year ago the indicator was 10.003 billion UAH. The operator said in a press release that earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) over the period grew by 30%, to 6.019 billion UAH compared to 4.625 billion UAH a…
Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has discussed topical issues of cooperation at the meeting with Uzbekistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ulugbek Rozukulov. “Uzbekistan attaches great importance to the development of a full-scale dialogue with Turkmenistan, which, based on the mutual goodwill of the parties, is getting filled with new specific content year by year”, a high-ranking representative…
The second meeting of the joint intergovernmental Turkmen-Qatari Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation was held in Doha, the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan said. Heads and representatives of state structures of the two countries attended the meeting. At the meeting it was noted that today “a solid foundation for all-round boost of mutually beneficial cooperation…
Germany will give Ukraine EUR 72 million in new aid for sustainable economic development, regional development, energy efficiency and internally displaced persons, Ukraine’s Deputy Economic Development and Trade Minister Maksym Nefyodov has said. Nefyodov signed relevant documents in Berlin on the results of two-day talks with the Economic Cooperation and Development Ministry of Germany. The…
The European Union (EU) is preparing a new program aimed at supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Belarus and the vocational training system. Head of the European Union Delegation to Belarus Andrea Wiktorin made a statement to this effect in a speech at the Kastrycnicky Economic Forum (KEF-2016). Referring to SMEs as the backbone…
In October Belarus’ gold and foreign exchange reserves rose by $62.1 million if calculated in accordance with methods of the International Monetary Fund. According to preliminary data, the reserves totaled $4,817.1 million as of November 1, the Information and PR Department of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus reported. In national terms the…