Non-stop service from Astana to Milan will be launched in 2018, Kazakhstan’s Civil Aviation Committee reported. Within the framework of ICAN-2017 Kazakh delegation led by Chairman of the Civil Aviation Committee, Talgat Lustayev held talks with the aviation authorities of Austria, Australia, Azerbaijan, Great Britain, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Qatar, Kuwait, Sri Lanka, as well…
As a result of October Kyrgyzstan’s state debt declined by $9.05 million, the Ministry of Finance reported. As of October 31, the size of the state debt (external + internal) comprised $4,357.5 billion, or 299,447.12 billion soms. External debt – $3,958.23 billion (272,9.57 billion soms), internal – $399.27 million (27,437.55 billion soms). Kyrgyzstan owes the…
The UN predicts an increase in Azerbaijan’s GDP by 1.8% in 2018, according to the “World Economic Situation and Prospects-2018” (WESP) report prepared by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs. According to the report, Azerbaijan’s GDP will decrease by 1% in 2017 and will grow by 2.3% in 2019. The restoration of the…
Interchem pharmaceutical company (Odessa) has launched a new laboratory and production complex for production of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) in Odessa. Interchem CEO Anatoliy Reder said during the celebrations dedicated to the company’s 25th anniversary, the launch of the new API production complex was the final stage of the investment program worth EUR50 million, being…
In January-November the output of motor vehicles in Ukraine amounted to 7,654 units, up by 67% YoY, the Ukrainian Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association (UkrAutoProm) reported. “A total of 7,654 motor vehicles were produced in Ukraine in January-November. In particular: the output of cars totaled 6,544 units (+72.2%), commercial vehicles – 423 units (-22.7%), buses –…
A bill of amendments to the Alcohol Act and Advertising Act set to further restrict Estonia’s alcohol policy, which passed the first reading in the Riigikogu in March, has since been eased significantly in the Riigikogu. “We removed square meters of the size of the stores from the bill, and the new wording is that…
In January-November the port of Ventspils handled 18.5 million tons of cargo, up by 9% YoY. According to the port authority, in November the port handled 1.5 million tons of cargo. The growth was mainly driven by the increase in transshipment of coal and cargoes carried by ferries. The number of passenger carried by Ventspils-Nynashamn…