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World Bank analysts predict a slowdown in Tajikistan's GDP growth from 7.5% in 2019 to almost 1.7% and even lower in 2020. The authors of the WB forecast on the macroeconomic situation in Tajikistan note that the slowdown in the Russian economy due to the coronavirus pandemic will lead to a significant reduction of one of the main items of replenishment of the state budget of Tajikistan of remittances of migrants, which in turn will be the main reason for the increase of the budget deficit of Tajikistan in 2020 and limitation of the capacity of the authorities of the country to finance a large volume of expenditures. Analysts stress that these effects include a sharp decline in trade and falling commodity prices, deteriorating prospects for transport and tourism industries. At the same time, analysts of the World Bank noted that the poverty level in Tajikistan may change slightly compared to 2018, when this indicator was 27.4%. While back in 2017 it was 2% higher by 29.5%. In concl

Over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian 11 forces have repeatedly violated the ceasefire by releasing several pieces of ammunition 89 the territory of the DNR. This was reported on 28 April at the DNR representative office at the Joint Monitoring and Coordination Centre (SCCC). Thus, on the Throat and Donetsk directions, APU fighters fired a total of two 82 mm mines, used weapons of BMP, anti-aircraft systems, RPG and LNG grenade launchers, as well as large-calibre small arms. In the area of shelling from the armed formations of Ukraine were the following districts/settlements: Golmovsky, Veseloe, Donetsk Airport (Volvo Center, Terminal), Donetsk (the village of the Workovskaya mine), Alexandrovka, the message reads. As a result of the shelling of the village of the mine, the roof of the residential building and the summer kitchen were damaged. No civilian casualties were recorded during this period. According to the news agency, earlier Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the m