Polish PKP PKP Linia Hutnicza Szerokotorowa (PKP LHS) company has started testing a new route to China, which will run through the territory of Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, the Center for Transport Strategies announced. A test container has been sent to China from Euroterminal in Slawkow, owned by PKP LHS. On the way to…
Ukraine produced 42.8 thousand tons of ice cream in January-May, up by 1.7% YoY, Ihor Bartkovsky, the president of the Ice Cream and Frozen Foods association of Ukrainian producers, said. “In January-May the production of ice cream in Ukraine amounted to 42.8 thousand tons – an increase of 1.7%. Over the reporting period 2.9 thousand…
Over 7,000 electric vehicles have been registered in Ukraine and their number grows annually, the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources posted on Twitter. “The number of registered electric vehicles in Ukraine grows every year. In general, there are 7,439 electric vehicles in the country,” reads the report. The Ministry of Ecology reminded that the…
The average weekly electricity price in Latvia has declined by nearly 14%, to 42.27 EUR/MWh in Estonia and 45.72 EUR/MWh in Lithuania. The price decline in Latvia was 13%, to 45.72 EUR/MWh, according to information from Latvenergo. A considerable consumption volume decline was noted in Nord Pool region last week. Electricity volume declined to 6,036…
A Georgian wine tasting “Georgian Wine Roadshow” event was held in Glasgow, Scotland and Manchester, England on June 18-19, the Embassy of Georgia to the United Kingdom announced. The wine tasting events, where 30 different varieties of Georgian wine were presented, were organized by Georgian Wine UK. The guests also had the opportunity to taste…
Air Astana, the award-winning Kazakh flag carrier, celebrated 16 years of successful operation in the Russian market at a press event with Moscow’s leading journalists and bloggers. During the event, Peter Foster, President and CEO of Air Astana, received a gold award to become a “Honorary Member of the World Community for the Lives of…
In May the overall government-guaranteed state debt of Ukraine decreased by $0.79 billion, to $76.26 billion, the Finance Ministry’s press service reports. According the ministry, the state debt in hryvnia equivalent over the reporting month declined by UAH 27.97 billion, to UAH 1.993 trillion. Earlier the National Bank reported it expected the state debt reduction…