The state enterprise Kyrgyz Avtobeketi plans to resume the international bus route Bishkek – Tashkent, spokesman for the Ministry of Transport and Roads of the Kyrgyz Republic Kylychbek Dosumbetov reported. According to him, the cost of an adult ticket is 1,000 soms, for children above five – 500 soms, younger children can travel free of…
Azerbaijan plans to increase the wine exports 5-fold by 2025, according to the State Program for the Development of Winemaking in Azerbaijan in 2018-2025, approved by President Ilham Aliyev on May 3. The State Program reads that winemaking is one of the profitable and historical spheres of the agro-industry. According to the statistics, 210 wineries…
In January-April revenues from taxes and fees totaling UAH 202.billion were transferred to the general fund of the state budget, up by UAH 20 billion YoY, the press service of the State Fiscal Service (SFS) reported. In January-April UAH 121.5 billion in revenues from tax payments were transferred to the general fund of the state…
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…