Direct railway passenger traffic between Ukraine and the European Union will be expanded, Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelyan has said. “On December 23, 2016 the Intercity+ Kyiv-Lviv-Przemysl train was launched. This route has become very popular among Ukrainian passengers. Ukrzaliznytsia is looking into the possibility of launching the second pair of Kyiv-Lviv-Przemysl trains by another…
Astana-New Delhi direct flight is expected be launched in early July. Air Astana company will operate the Astana-New Delhi-Astana flight three times a week starting from July 2. Over the past two years passenger flow from India to Kazakhstan has doubled from 5,000 to 11,000 passengers. The number of Kazakhstanis traveling to India increased threefold…
The Turkmen Economy and Development Ministry will hold an auction for the sale of state facilities on June 27. Industrial complex, shopping centers, carpet shop, textile factories, dairy farming enterprises, livestock farms are among the facilities to be put up for auction. The citizens of Turkmenistan and foreign countries, as well as private legal entities…
Concerns of Latvian residents about a possible economic crisis and political instability in the country are gradually growing, according to results of ERGO Security Index study. Data shows the index has worsened a lot over the past three years: from -39 in 2014 to -48 in 2017. “Concerns voiced by Latvians about the risks around…
In January-May seaports of Ukraine handled 55.609 million tons of cargo, up by 4.5% YoY, says press center of Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority. Transshipment of export cargo totaled 42.971 million tons (+4.7%), imports – 7.880 million tons (+14%), transit – 4.309 million tons (-1.9%), inland traffic – 448,000 tons (- 49.9%). The highest results were…
Belarusian broiler farms have plans to obtain certificates to sell to the Chinese market, Belarus Agriculture and Food Minister Leonid Zayats said on the sidelines of the international agricultural expo Belagro 2017 on June 6. “We have boosted our supplies to the Chinese market. On June 16, we will welcome specialists from the General Administration…
The State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan transferred almost 974.9 million manats to the state budget in January-May, up by 14.6% YoY, according to the Committee’s report. The Committee transferred almost 216.8 million manats to the state budget in May. Revenues from customs duties amounted to 57.8 million manats, from the value added tax – 149.91…