SUKHUM / AQW'A -- In June 2019, the Abkhazian payment-system APRA began servicing bank-cards of the Russian payment-system Mir; since October, it has been possible to use the APRA card to make payments in Russia, as well as at any point where Mir cards are served.

SUKHUM -- “Holders of Russian cards made transactions to the tune of one billion 887 million roubles ($24m) in Abkhazia from August to September,” Beslan Baratelia, Chairman of the National Bank of Abkhazia, said.

Compared to the same period in 2019, the number of transactions increased by 20.1%.

SUKHUM -- The Ministry of Taxes and Duties of Abkhazia is obliged to submit a report on the work done to collect tax-arrears to the Cabinet of Ministers and transfer the materials to the Judicial Enforcement Service of the Ministry of Justice.

SUKHUM -- There was held a meeting of parliamentarians with representatives of the banking community that took place in the National Assembly of Parliament of the Republic of Abkhazia. The meeting was also attended by Beslan Tarkil, head of the Office for Supervision over Enforcement of Legislation of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic of Abkhazia and Chief Bailiff, Deputy Minister of Justice Zurab Bartsits.

SUKHUM -- According to the press service of the Economy Ministry, at a regular meeting of the Working Group was approved the final version of the Regulation of the Working Group on the primary selection of investment projects under the Ministry of Economy of Abkhazia.