Turkmenistan: planting campaign of winter grains complete

In Turkmenistan, agrarians have already completed the planting campaign of winter grains throughout the areas of 760 thousand ha, the Ministry of Agriculture reported. According to the President of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, high-quality and well-organized planting campaign is the guarantee of a rich harvest. Turkmen grain producers provide the country’s food independence, and increase the…

Estonia: Elron to raise ticket prices

A ticket price increase for Elron trains is inevitable because the wages of the company’s employees need to be increased, among other things, Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure Kadri Simson (Center) said. “Elron’s ticket prices have been unchanged for several years now, whereas the overall price rise during the same period has reached almost…

Latvia: construction costs up in September 2017

Compared to August, the level of construction costs in Latvia grew by 0.2% in September. Labor remuneration of workers rose by 0.5%, maintenance and operational costs of machinery and equipment by 0.2%, and prices of building materials by 0.1%. Compared to September 2016, construction costs increased by 2.3%. Labor remuneration of workers grew by 4.3%,…