The United States has confirmed the delivery of Javelin antitank missile systems to Ukraine in a move that is welcome in Kyiv but will almost certainly enrage Moscow amid a four-year conflict that pits Russia-backed separatists against Ukrainian national troops. “They have already been delivered,” a U.S. State Department official confirmed on April 30. A…
According to Statistics Estonia, in March the production of industrial enterprises increased by 8% compared to March 2017. Production increased in manufacturing as well in mining and in energy. In March the total production in manufacturing was 5% higher compared to the corresponding month of 2017. In March over a half of the branches of…
President Dalia Grybauskaite has signed a law on the ratification of the trade agreement between the European Union and Canada. Currently around 150 Lithuanian companies export to Canada, with as many as 80% of them being small or medium, according to a statement issued by the presidential office. The EU-Canada trade agreement will eliminate 99%…
Kazakhstan’s National Bank has suspended the license of Qazaq Banki JSC for accepting deposits and opening bank accounts for individuals for a period from April 28 till July 27, the press service of the National Bank of Kazakhstan said in a message. “The validity of the license of Qazaq Banki JSC for accepting deposits of…
Ukraine has announced that it is set to begin delivery of the first trams to Egypt by July, according to a statement by the Ukrainian manufacturer Tatra-Yug. The first batch of trams will be docked in Alexandria in early June, the statement said, adding that the delivery of the trams would be completed by the…