The energy sector of Ukraine should be transparent, demonopolized and competitive. “We could have become a completely energy-independent country in previous ten years, but this did not happen. Now we have set a course for energy independence, energy saving and production of our own Ukrainian gas, which will be enough for us to meet the…
According to the latest visual observations, the top 10-cm layer of soil is moderately moist in most of Belarus. The average soil temperature at a 10-cm depth is +8-13 degrees C, while the soil warmed to +15 C in the south. Productive moisture content in the topsoil is close to optimum in the majority of…
Latvia’s economy will grow more slowly than it did in Q1. Growth will likely reach at least 4%, predicts Luminor Bank economist Peteris Strautins. SEB Bank’s macroeconomic expert Dainis Gaspuitis is more reluctant in his outlook. He expects economic growth rate to be 3.7%, considering global cycles and negative trends in certain sectors. Swebank senior…
Japanese car giant Toyota will no longer offer diesel cars to customers in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, leaving only hybrid and petrol engine cars in the selection. The company explained the decision with the decreasing interest in diesel-powered cars in the Baltic States. The interest of the residents of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in diesel…
For the first time in many years, Mykolaiv region will receive over UAH 1 billion from the Road Fund for road repairs, Infrastructure Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Omelyan said during a briefing in Mykolaiv. “This year over UAH 50 billion from different sources, including UAH 32 billion from the Road Fund, will be provided for…