Profits of Estonia’s business sector totaled EUR 787 million in the third quarter, indicating an 8% drop YoY. Sales, meanwhile, increased by 10%, to EUR 13.9 billion, Statistics Estonia reported. Compared to the third quarter of 2016, total profits decreased in most economic activities. Construction, agricultural and manufacturing businesses contributed the most to the total…
Assets of the Ukrainian banking system as of early November totaled UAH 1.277 billion, down by 0.29% MoM, according to the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU). The central bank said that since early 2017 assets had grown by 1.08%. Total assets of banks (not taking into account reserves for active transactions) narrowed by 0.03% in…
Ukraine is ready for broad cooperation in the development of its own transport capacities as well as the enhancement of transport links with the neighboring countries, the states of the Trans-Caspian and other regions, Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said during the international logistics forum “Tbilisi Belt and Road Forum” held in Georgia. “Today we…
The dairy exports of companies affiliated with Belarus’ Agriculture and Food Ministry to the Chinese market skyrocketed 12-fold in January-September, Aleksei Bogdanov, head of the main department for foreign economic affairs of the Agriculture and Food Ministry, told a press conference. “In January-September, the exports of dairy products to China surged 12-fold, to exceed $4.5…
During their meeting in Akorda, President Nazarbayev and Santiago Calatrava discussed the concept of a new walkway in the heart of Astana. The president noted that he would like the new walkaway to be built in downtown Astana and be similar to Toronto’s PATH and other such pedestrian networks that also include shopping, entertainment, etc.…
Uzbekistan will soon establish air communication with Afghanistan. The first flight from Kabul to Tashkent will be carried out on November 29. Reportedly, the Afghan airline Kam Air will operate code-sharing flights. Uzbekistan Airways is a partner in this direction with the right to sell tickets for the flight under its own code. The air…
The surplus of the national budget of Ukraine in January-October amounted to UAH 1.4 billion due to the surplus for the special fund of UAH 27.7 billion because of special confiscation in the amount of about UAH 30 billion in April this year, the State Treasury has stated. According to its data, the deficit of…