This year, the first sugar beet seedlings were damaged by waterlogged topsoil and high relative humidity. According to Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center, precipitation on the territory of Ukraine reached about 100-150 mm. “Beetroot zone is located in a waterlogged soil zone. This led to a partial washout of sugar beet seed. Also, due to high rainfall,…
The value added tax will remain 21% in Lithuania after the country’s parliament on May 9 rejected the liberals’ initiative to cut it to 18% from 2020, a level that was before the 2009 crisis. 22 lawmakers voted in favor of the parliament starting deliberation of the proposed amendments to the Law on Value Added…
At the end of April the Port of Riga opened the 2019 cruise season when the 300-meter cruise ship MSC Poesia entered the port. MSC Poesia is owned by the cruise line MSC and brought more than 2,500 tourists to Riga during its Baltic cruise. The 10-day cruise started in Warnemunde, Germany, and had already…
In April, the gross international reserves of Kyrgyzstan decreased by $17.06 million, the National Bank reported. Gross international reserves of the republic amount to $2,180.09 billion. Compared with April 2018, they reduced by $12,890 million. Over the past two years, the highest level of the reserves was recorded in January 2018 – $2,220.44 billion. The…
Ukrainian plants manufactured 1,880 motor vehicles in January-April, down by 31.4% YoY, according to the Ukrainian Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association, UkrAutoProm. In particular, over the first four months, Ukrainian plants produced 1,587 cars (-33.4%), 15 commercial vehicles (-85.1%), and 278 buses (+9%). According to preliminary data provided by the association, 139 vehicles were manufactured in…