The supervisory board and owner of the Estonian state-owned energy group Eesti Energia have given their approval for expanding the company’s electricity retail business to the Finnish and Swedish markets. The company plans to launch retail sales in both countries in the first half of next year. According to Eesti Energia CEO Hando Sutter, a…
In January-August water transport of Ukraine carried 3.6 million tons of cargo, down by 11.4% YoY, says State Statistics Committee of Ukraine. Cargo turnover grew by 11.6%, to 2,875.9 million t-km. All types of transport carried 414.1 million tons (+3.6%). At the same time water transport carried 0.4 million passengers (+40.2%). According to State Statistics…
Implementation of e-payment system in public transport has started in the capital of Turkmenistan. Three types of e-cards for payment (general, for schoolchildren, for pensioners) appeared at various points of sale of Ashgabat city. General e-cards operate as e-wallets, and cash is automatically withdrawn from the balance of an e-card when brought close to a…
Industrial production in Ukraine in August increased by 1.2% YoY, while in July it fell by 2.6%, the State Statistics Service has said. The agency said taking into account adjustment for the effect of calendar days industrial production in August rose by 1.7% YoY. The service said in relation to the previous month industrial production…
The public joint-stock company Ukrzaliznytsia is working on the improvement of tender documents, reduction of terms of payments for supplied products and mulling the revision of the deposit payments at tenders. The press service of the company reported that acting Board Chairman Yevhen Kravtsov gave the information at a meeting with manufacturers of products for…
The Estonian government adopted amendments to the 2017 state budget on September 21 according to which the day-to-day expenses of ministries and other institutions would change, while the total volume of expenditures and income would remain the same. The government has proposed directing EUR 3 million from the surplus of structural means’ co-financing in providing…
Honey, a healthy foodstuff, which improves human nutrition and boosts immunity, has long tradition as a food source in Uzbekistan. Currently, beekeeping continues to develop dynamically in the country. Special attention paid to the development of beekeeping and saturation of the domestic market with affordable and high-quality products had a positive impact on the expansion…