The city of Zhytomyr has signed an agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on purchase of 50 new trolleybuses. “We have signed an agreement with the EBRD to finance a project on acquisition of 50 new trolleybuses for Zhytomyr,” Deputy Mayor of Zhytomyr Dmytro Tkachuk wrote on Facebook. The official noted…
The budget of Azerbaijan’s State Social Protection Fund and the Unemployment Insurance Fund has been submitted for discussion at the plenary meeting of the Azerbaijani parliament. The State Social Protection Fund’s revenues for 2019 are projected at 3.928 billion manats, up by 9.8% YoY. The revenues of the Unemployment Insurance Fund for 2019 are projected…
Tourists, travelers and pilgrims are already able to get to the Gergeti Trinity Church – one of Georgia’s most visited landmarks – by an upgraded and modernized road. The construction of the 5.6 km long road, which leads to the church, has been completed, announced Georgia’s Road Department. The Gergeti Trinity Church is a 14th-century…
According to Statistics Estonia, the gross domestic product (GDP) of Estonia grew by 4.2% in the third quarter of 2018 compared to the same period of the previous year, with quarterly growth reaching EUR 6.5 billion at current prices. The seasonally and working day-adjusted GDP increased by 0.4% QoQ. However, compared to the third quarter…
Solvent banks’ assets in Ukraine in October shrank by 0.5%, or by UAH 6.759 billion ($240 million), to UAH 1.348 trillion ($48 billion). Their assets have grown by 1.1%, or by UAH 14.151 billion ($503.4 million) since the beginning of the year, according to the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU). The banks’ liabilities decreased by…
Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelyan says that the Ukrainian ports of Mariupol and Berdiansk on the Sea of Azov are effectively under blockade by the Russian Federation. “Vessels are being barred from leaving and entering,” he wrote on Facebook on November 28. There are 18 vessels waiting for entry into the Sea of Azov: four…
According to Statistics Estonia, in the third quarter the average monthly gross wages and salaries of enterprises, institutions and organizations was EUR 1,291, up by 7.5% YoY. The growth in average monthly gross wages and salaries was 1.1% faster than in the previous quarter. The average monthly gross wages and salaries stood at EUR 1,296…