The public joint-stock company Ukrzaliznytsia on November 2 launched new train pair No. 127/128 Kovel-Kharkiv. The press service of the company reported that the train would run on even dates from Kovel to Kharkiv and on uneven dates from Kharkiv to Kovel. Over 70% of seats were sold for the first train. The train will…
Turkmenistan is turning into a country of major transport and logistics hubs of interregional and intercontinental importance located along the Silk Road, the country’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said in an appeal to employees of the state customs service in connection with their professional holiday. Turkmenistan’s positions in the global economic space are being strengthened, he…
Estonian state-owned flag carrier Nordica transported 61,000 passengers in October, marking a 67% increase YoY. The flag carrier also retained the largest market share of airlines with flights departing from Tallinn at 27%, according to a company press release. Nordica operated a total of 1,146 flights in October, with 98% of all planned flights taking…
The central bank intends to reduce the refinancing rate to 10% per annum in 2018, Chairman of the Board of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus (NBRB) Pavel Kallaur said on the sidelines of the KEF 2017 conference Foundations of the Future on November 2. The National Bank’s draft monetary management policy for…
There is no need to increase the limit of electricity consumption. This was announced at the meeting in the government on the preparation of the population and sectors of the economy for the heating season 2017-2018 by the director of the State Agency for Regulation of the Fuel and Energy Complex Taalaibek Nurbashev. According to…
The European Union (EU) and Azerbaijan must focus on the expansion of agricultural trade volume, head of the EU Delegation to Azerbaijan Kestutis Jankauskas said. He said that despite EU being the main trade partner of Azerbaijan, the trade turnover volume in agricultural sector was low. “Export of agricultural products from Azerbaijan to the EU…
Since the beginning of 2017-2018 MY, and as of November 1, Ukraine exported nearly 14 million tons of grains, down by 1 million tons YoY, the Head of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection (SSUFSCP), Volodymyr Lapa within frames of the second conference “Grain exports from Ukraine” declared. He noted…