This year the average salary in Ukraine grew by 35% and the actual incomes of citizens – by 20%, Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman stated during a meeting of the parliamentary committee on April 12. “This year the average salary grew by 35%, while inflation persisted at moderate rates. The actual incomes grew by…
Saeima speaker Inara Murniece hopes charter flights between Latvia and China will commence next year. “It would be a major impulse for economic development and tourism. Latvia and China have established a good political dialogue, and we are prepared for more active cooperation in trade, investments and transport fields,” Murniece said on April 12, during…
On April 12, a meeting of the joint Latvian-Kyrgyzstan transport work group was held in Transport Ministry. At the end of the meeting, the two sides signed an agreement for closer cooperation between the two countries in transport, transit, logistics and aviation. During the meeting, the two sides presented development trends, planned projects, and discussed…
In January-March Neva-Metal CJSC (stevedoring company of Severstal) handled about 800,000 tons of cargo, which is close to the result of January-March 2016, the company reported. Container handling totaled about 23,000 TEUs. CJSC Neva-Metal is a part of a transport division of Severstal Russian Steel of Severstal Group. Neva-Metal specializes in transshipment of containerized and…
The first consignment of buses assembled in Turkey arrived in Tajikistan. Tajikistan has purchased 40 Isuzu buses assembled in Turkey for Dushanbe and they have moved to Tajikistan through the territories of Iran, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The buses were reportedly moving from Turkey to Tajikistan for 12 days. “The buses will enter into service on…
The existing economic cooperation level between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Azerbaijan doesn’t reflect the true potential of the two countries, UAE Minister of Economy Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri declared. Al Mansouri made the remarks on the eve of the 6th meeting of the UAE-Azerbaijan Joint Commission on Economic, Commercial and Technical Collaboration…
For everyday transactions, residents use contactless payment cards. 120,000 people in Latvia use them, Swedbank representatives declared. Swedbank data shows – 80% of all payment cards renewed by clients are contactless cards. In total, there are more than 4,800 trade locations that offer transaction options for owners of contactless payment cards, and their number increases…