Ukraine: freight railway tariffs to be cut

Ukrmetprom President Oleksandr Kalenkov says freight railway tariffs should be reduced by 10% in Ukraine under the current crisis conditions. “Amid the crisis in all industries in global markets, we need to consider the issue of lowering Ukrzaliznytsia’s tariffs by 10%, that is to set such a precedent. This will give an additional incentive to…

Azerbaijan: cooperation in maritime sector mulled with Mexico

In order to review prospects of bilateral cooperation in maritime sector, Ambassador of Mexico Rodrigo Labardini has met with Director of Azerbaijan’s State Maritime Agency Gudrat Gurbanov. Welcoming the ambassador, the director spoke about agency’s functions, its bilateral and multilateral links. Also, he underlined agency’s activity within the International Maritime Organization (IMO). In this regard,…

Latvia: Z-Towers examination reports to be evaluated by construction experts

The State Construction Control Bureau of Latvia (BVKB) has commenced an administrative process and plans to assess the work performed by certified construction experts on Z-Towers. This includes assessing reports associated with the project, as confirmed by the office’s representative Elina Balgalve. She explains that the project Z-Towers has commenced well before the establishment of…

Armenia: military industry budget to grow in 2020

Budgetary allocations in the military industry will grow by 122% in 2020, Hakob Arshakyan, Minister of High-tech Industry, declared. “Out of the AMD 12.5 billion ($26.3 million) to be allocated to the Ministry of High-tech Industry, AMD 6.3 billion ($13.3 million) will be spent on military industry,” Arshakyan said. Some of the expenses, the minister…