Kazakhstan is concerned about the state of foreign businesses in the country, and is ready to create favorable conditions for them, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Erlan Idrissov said at a briefing for foreign diplomatic corps in Astana on. Commenting on the amendments to the tax laws of the country, Idrissov noted that…
The China-Belarus industrial park Great Stone and the Suzhou industrial park have signed a cooperation agreement, the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported. The agreement was signed in conclusion of the second session of the Belarusian-Chinese commission on trade and economic cooperation as well as the eighth session of the working…
Issues related to expansion of economic cooperation between Tajikistan and Afghanistan were discussed at a roundtable entitled “Commercial Opportunities of Tajikistan and Afghanistan” that took place in Dushanbe on August 16. The meeting brought together representatives of relevant bodies of Tajikistan, Afghan Embassy in Dushanbe, international organizations active in Tajikistan, as well as Tajik and…
Belarus-based manufacturers of alcoholic beverages and beer are free to choose when to pay excise taxes to the state budget: after they ship goods to consumers, or after they receive payment for the goods shipped. Belarus’ head of state has adopted an ordinance to sustain the current practice in 2017-2018. Other Belarusian manufacturers are supposed…
Belarus’ gross domestic product (GDP) dropped by 2.7% YoY in January-July 2016 to 52.6 billion Belarusian rubles ($27.1 billion at the central bank’s exchange rate), an official with Belarus’ National Statistics Committee said. Industrial output in January-July fell by 2% YoY to Br45.1 billion ($23.2 billion). Farm output grew by 4.2% to Br6.2 billion ($3.2…
Belarus’ fixed-capital investments and investments in construction dropped by 20.6% YoY in January-July to Br9.2 billion ($4.8 billion), the National Statistics Committee (Belstat) said in a report. As much as 3.1 billion rubles ($1.6 billion) was spent on buying machines, equipment, and vehicles, down by 24.9% YoY. Investments in construction and assembly operations totaled Br5…
Ukrainian budget revenues for January-July amounted to 322 billion UAH, up by 24% YoY. This was announced by the head of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine Roman Nasirov. “According to the government plan for 2016, we have to collect taxes in the amount of 607 billion UAH to the general budget fund. We have…