It is planned to open direct flights from Bishkek to Tbilisi, the Prime Minister of Georgia Mamuka Bakhtadze made such an offer during a meeting with his Kyrgyz counterpart Mukhammedkaly Abylgaziev. According to him, Georgia is ready to exchange experience in the implementation of the Open Skies project. He noted the importance of strengthening cooperation…
The deficit of Ukraine’s foreign trade in goods in January-May amounted to $2,054.9 million, up by 44.4% YoY. This data was provided by the State Statistics Service of Ukraine. In January-May Ukraine’s total imports of goods made up $21,515.0 million, or 115.3% compared to January-May 2017. Ukraine’s total exports of goods over the reporting period…
The state-run railways operator JSC Ukrzaliznytsia may raise fares for passengers by 25% (+/-3%) in 2018-2019 and by 30% (+/-3%) in 2020-2021 annually. Such a forecast is given in the outlook for the social and economic development of Ukraine in 2019-2021. Freight transportation rates may also soar by 25% (+/-3%) in 2018-2019 annually. According to…
Uzbekistan intends to supply to China about 20,000 tons of high-quality cherries in the next season. The representative for the coordination of the export of agricultural products in the framework of cooperation of Uzbekistan-China Dilshod Mullabaev held talks with employees of the quarantine service and the General Administration of Customs Authorities about the results of…
A direct flight between Vilnius and London City Airport might be launched in the spring, Lithuanian Economy Minister Virginijus Sinkevicius says. He and his counterpart of the Transport Ministry, Rokas Masiulis, currently substituting for Environment Minister Kestutis Navickas, signed an order on the establishment of a flight between Vilnius and London City Airport, vital for…
Belarus and Germany may reach $3 billion in mutual trade in 2018, Belarus’ Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Germany Denis Sidorenko said. “Our relations in the economic sector are very positive. We can see that we are most likely to reach $3 billion in mutual trade this year,” said Denis Sidorenko. He named the products…
The Pension Fund of Ukraine continues to finance pension payments for July, the government’s portal reports with a reference to the Pension Fund. “As of July 13, UAH 16.8 billion was allocated for the payment of pensions, which is 56.2% of the monthly requirement,” reads the report. The Pension Fund added that financing and payment…