On February 1, a strike began at the Yasinovataya By-Product Coke Plant. Later it was joined by Makeevkoks. On February 2, the employees were paid 12% of their monthly wages and were asked to return to work. But the employees continued striking demanding their salary debts to be cleared. If the strike goes on at…
Uzbekistan plans to open its largest gold-mining fields to foreign tourists in a bid to develop industrial-tourism. The State Committee for Tourism Development said on February 1 it was currently studying the possibility of turning the country’s largest Amantaytau and Daugiztau gold deposits, in the central Kyzylkum Desert, into tourist attractions, where foreign visitors could…
In January, Azovstal Iron and Steel Works was paid the most VAT reimbursement among mining and metal companies – 806.5 million UAH (194.7 million UAH in December 2020). According to the State Treasury, Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Combine was paid 514.5 million UAH (216 million UAH). Zaporizhstal received 497 million UAH, Mariupol Ilyich Iron and…